Today is Sunday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2004. There are 54 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Sunday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2004. There are 54 days left in the year. On this date in 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins an unprecedented fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
In 1893, the state of Colorado grants its women the right to vote. In 1916, Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to Congress. In 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution takes place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrow the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. In 1929, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City opens to the public. In 1962, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt dies in New York City. In 1962, Richard M. Nixon, having lost California's gubernatorial race, tells reporters at his "last press conference" that, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore."
November 7, 1979: Ohio Lt. Gov. George N. Voinovich defeats incumbent Dennis Kucinich in the Cleveland mayoral race by a wide margin.
By a significant margin, Youngstown voters reject the proposed Schenley Park housing development, repealing an ordinance that would have vacated two streets to allow construction of the project.
George Vukovich, a Democrat unopposed for election as mayor of Youngstown, receives 25,440 complimentary votes, and a sweep of all city council seats by fellow Democrats.
A slate of anti-busing, back-to-basics candidates is elected to the Warren Board of Education. Raymond Tesner, Mary Milheim and Willard Rubin took three open seats in an eight-person race.
November 7, 1964: The feasibility of a master antenna for television reception in the Youngstown area is being discussed by City Council and proponents of the plan.
James L. Wick, 67, former publisher of the Niles Daily Times, who in his later years gained national prominence as a voice of conservatism, dies in Washington, D.C., after a short illness. Wick and his brother, Milton, accumulated the capital to buy the newspaper in 1926 by selling Bibles in the northern states and Canada.
Bishop Emmet M. Walsh marks 15 years as the second bishop of the Youngstown diocese, during which time he had overseen construction of a new St. Columba Cathedral, 49 new churches, 56 elementary schools, five high schools and a college.
Increasing complaints of air pollution and damage to homes from "black rain" reported throughout the Youngstown District results in a call by Campbell Councilman Edward H. Guidos for a meeting of area city officials to discuss the problem.
November 7, 1954: Boosters for the westerly route suggested for an Erie extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are planning a luncheon meeting at the Shenango Inn in Sharon to discuss their strategy.
Clement D. Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will speak at the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at the Hotel Pick Ohio.
Ground is broken for an extension to the Trumbull County Tuberculosis Hospital, which will increase the number of beds to 96 by adding two new wings at a cost of $800,000.
November 7, 1929: Youngstowners get a glimpse of the Navy's giant dirigible, the Los Angeles, as she passes over the city enroute to Akron.
Warren Perry, chairman of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce tax committee, suggests 10 ways in which school expenses may be cut, including having physical education and art taught by regular teachers and trimming kindergarten work.
Youngstown's goodwill dinner, the first of its kind since the Armistice, is expected to attract at least 800 men to the YMCA. Rabbi Stephen A. Wise of New York City, considered one of the greatest orators in the country, will give the peace address.