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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7" title="November 7">November 7</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Constitution of the Dominican Republic">Constitution Day</a></b> in the Dominican Republic (2022)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811" title="1811">1811</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh%27s_War" title="Tecumseh's War">Tecumseh's War</a>: American forces led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a> defeated the forces of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnee" title="Shawnee">Shawnee</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh" title="Tecumseh">Tecumseh</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh%27s_confederacy" title="Tecumseh's confederacy">growing confederation</a> at the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe" title="Battle of Tippecanoe">Battle of Tippecanoe</a></b> near present-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Ground,_Indiana" title="Battle Ground, Indiana">Battle Ground, Indiana</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1837" title="1837">1837</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" title="Abolitionism in the United States">American abolitionist</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy" title="Elijah Parish Lovejoy">Elijah Parish Lovejoy</a></b> was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton, Illinois</a>, during an attack to destroy his printing press and abolitionist materials.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>: British forces <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Gaza" title="Third Battle of Gaza">captured Gaza</a></b> following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987" title="1987">1987</a> – Singapore's first <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)" title="Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)">Mass Rapid Transit</a></b> line opened, with train services running between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yio_Chu_Kang" title="Yio Chu Kang">Yio Chu Kang</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toa_Payoh" title="Toa Payoh">Toa Payoh</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – Professional basketball player <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></b> announced his retirement from the game due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV" title="HIV">HIV</a> infection.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stukeley" title="William Stukeley">William Stukeley</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1687); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brassey" title="Thomas Brassey">Thomas Brassey</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1805); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Meitner" title="Lise Meitner">Lise Meitner</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1878)</p>