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Today is November 21st, 2024 (Thursday), so 13 days before today would be:
November 8th, 2024 (Friday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 313
• Week number: 45
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: No
November 8th, 2024 Holidays and National Days
November 8th, in History
2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, slams into the Philippines, with sustained winds of 195 mpg (315 kph) and gusts up to 235 mph (380 kph); over 5,000 are killed (date is Nov 7 in US).
2004
More than 10,000 US troops and a few Iraqi army units besiege an insurgent stronghold at Fallujah.
2000
Dispute begins over US presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore; Supreme Court ruling on Dec. 12 results in a 271-266 electoral victory for Bush.
1987
A dozen people are killed and over 60 wounded when the IRA detonates a bomb during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, honoring those who had died in wars involving British forces.
1983
Wilson B. Goode is elected as the first black mayor of the city of Philadelphia.
1977
Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos discovers what is believed to be the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina in northern Greece.
1966
Republican Edward Brooke of Massachusetts becomes the first African American elected to the Senate in 85 years.
1965
Vietnam War, Operation Hump: US 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Bien Hoa Province. Nearby, in the Gang Toi Hills, a company of the Royal Australian Regiment also engaged Viet Cong forces.
1960
John F. Kennedy is elected 35th president, defeating Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the closest election, by popular vote, since 1880.
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