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\"President-elect<\/a>
President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Malia, and Sasha, center left, wave to the crowd at the election night rally in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Associated Press<\/p>\n

On Nov. 4, 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States, defeating Republican John McCain.
\n1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.
\n1879 Humorist Will Rogers was born in Oologah, Okla.
\n1880 The first cash register was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio.
\n1922 The entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in Egypt.
\n1924 Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected the nation’s first woman governor.
\n1939 The United States modified its neutrality stance in World War II to allow “cash and carry” purchases of arms by belligerents, a policy favoring Britain and France.
\n1942 During World War II, Axis forces retreated from El Alamein in North Africa in a major victory for British forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery.
\n1952 Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson.
\n1955 Baseball Hall of Famer Cy Young died at age 88.
\n1956 Soviet troops moved in to crush a revolt in Hungary.
\n1979 The Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
\n1980 Ronald Reagan won the White House, defeating President Jimmy Carter.
\n1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist after speaking at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
\n2001 The first movie based on the best-selling “Harry Potter” books by J.K. Rowling has its world premiere in London.
\n2008 California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage.
\n2010 Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson died at age 76.<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays:
\nActor Matthew McConaughey turns 46 years old today.<\/p>\n

AP Photo\/Dan Steinberg
\nName Profession Age
\nDoris Roberts Actress (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) 85
\nLoretta Swit Actress (“M.A.S.H.”) 78
\nDelbert McClinton Blues singer 75
\nLaura Bush Former first lady 69
\nMarkie Post Actress (“Night Court”) 65
\nChris Difford Rock singer, musician (Squeeze) 61
\nRalph Macchio Actor (The “Karate Kid” movies) 54
\nJeff Probst TV personality (“Survivor”) 54
\nDiddy Rapper, producer 46
\nBethenny Frankel TV personality 45
\nHeather Tom Actress (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) 40
\nComedian Kathy Griffin turns 55 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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