Today is Monday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2004. There are 53 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Monday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2004. There are 53 days left in the year. On this date in 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt, who had succeeded the assassinated William McKinley, is elected to a term in his own right as he defeated Democrat Alton B. Parker.
In 1837, Mount Holyoke Seminary, a college exclusively for women, opens in South Hadley, Mass. In 1889, Montana becomes the 41st state. In 1923, Adolf Hitler launches his first attempt at seizing power with a failed coup in Munich, Germany, the "Beer-Hall Putsch." In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent Herbert Hoover for the presidency. In 1933, President Roosevelt creates the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed. In 1942, Operation "Torch" begins during World War II as U.S. and British forces land in French North Africa. In 1960, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeats Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. In 1966, Ronald Reagan is elected governor of California. In 1983, Democrat W. Wilson Goode is elected the first black mayor of Philadelphia; Democrat Martha Layne Collins is elected the first female governor of Kentucky. In 1988, Vice President George Bush wins the presidential election, defeating Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.
November 8, 1979: The Village of Craig Beach believes it has won its battle against a 60 percent increase on street lighting imposed by Ohio Edison Co.
Elementary schools in the Youngstown Diocese have the smallest decrease in enrollment in several years, losing less than 1 percent of their pupils.
General Motors will drop one shift at its van assembly plant, idling about 1,400 employees, reflecting a drop-off in van sales.
Continued uncertainty about the situation in Iran brings a downturn in the stock market, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping below 800.
November 8, 1964: Youngstown University and St. Norbert College trade first-half touchdowns and then spend the rest of the evening trying to recover from fumbles in a game that ends with a 7-7 tie. About 6,000 fans sat through the contest in a chilly Rayen stadium.
New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller says Barry Goldwater is through as a leader of the Republican Party after Goldwater's drubbing by President Johnson. Rockefeller had challenged Goldwater for the Republican nomination.
National Castings Co. announces plans to spend $2 million for new machinery and equipment at its plant in Sharon.
November 8, 1954: The bingo trend is undermining churches, the Rev. Dr. Paul C. Emple, executive director of the National Lutheran Council, declares at a citywide "Festival of Faith" at Stambaugh Auditorium.
A 4- year old boy is killed and four people are injured in an accident caused by vandals, who removed stop signs from the Bandy Road-North Benton Road intersection.
Mahoning County commissioners vote unanimously to cancel a contract to house Columbiana County prisoners at the Mahoning County Jail.
George Ratterman, coming off the bench to relieve Otto Graham, leads the Cleveland Browns to a 62-3 rout of the Washington Redskins. Ratterman came in with the Browns leading 13-3 but playing listlessly. He completed 10 of 11 passes for three touchdowns in just 17 minutes.
November 8, 1929: A list of approximately 100 alleged speakeasies is turned over to Assistant Chief William J. Englehardt by Chief Paul Lyden with instructions to "mug and fingerprint" all well-known bootleggers who have been convicted.
A deer weighing about 180 pound sis struck and killed by an automobile driven by the Rev. Mabel Hicks, Free Methodist minister of Mercer, on a road near her home. The meat will be presented to some charitable institution.
Conviction of the Rev. Maston Rhodes of Youngstown for murder in the first degree for the killing of Otto Campbell is reversed by the court of appeals and a new trial ordered. Rhodes had been sentenced to death.