History for November 8 - On-This-Day.com
Edmond Halley 1656 - Astronomer, mathmatician, was the first to calculate the orbit that was named after him., Bram Stoker 1847, Margaret Mitchell 1900
Dr. Christian Barnard 1922, Patti Page 1927, Parker Posey 1968
1805 - The "Corps of Discovery" reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was led by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. The journey had begun on May 14, 1804, with the goal of exploring the Louisiana Purchase territory.
1895 - Wilhelm Roentgen while experimenting with electricity discovered the scientific principle involved and took the first X-ray pictures.
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