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Good News on this day in History, November 7
London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, was first published (1665)
- US President Johnson signed a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (1967)
- Congress overrode President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution to limit presidential power to wage war without congressional approval (1973)
- Douglas Wilder became the first elected African-American governor in US history, in Virginia (1989)
- David Dinkins became the first African American mayor of New York City (1989)
- Mary Robinson became the first woman to be elected Pre...
Air travel is getting safer as the number of plane crashes worldwide fell to its lowest level in 53 years during 2006. Even while air travel increased by 4 percent over the previous year, 22 fewer commercial flights ended in disaster. When you're weary, it means you've been making a difference. Keep going and see it through. When each obstacle is more difficult than the one before, it means you're making real progress. -- Ralph Marston, the Daily Motivator, Thought for the Day
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