On this day in History - November 7

1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.

1956 – Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.

1973 – The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.