Today in History.....November 8

On this day in …

* 1731, Benjamin Franklin opened the first American library

* 1789, "bourbon" first distilled from corn by Elijah Craig, Bourbon, KY

* 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered X-rays

* 1933, President Roosevelt created the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than four million unemployed

* 1942, Operation "Torch" began during World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa

* 1951, NY Yankees catcher Yogi Berra wins his first of 3 MVP awards

* 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California

* 1979, ABC-TV starts broadcasting "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds. It is ultimately renamed "Nightline"

* 1994, midterm elections resulted in Republicans winning a majority in the Senate while at the same time gaining control of the House for the first time in 40 years