Engraving: The Granger Collection, New York, Paint brush: Andy Crawford/Getty Images
Newspaper front pages from across the country declaring Barack Obama’s historic victory drew crowds at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Lottery scams are consistently a jackpot for crooks, and their success often comes at the expense of older Americans on fixed incomes.
November 8, 1966
Political novice Ronald Reagan is elected California governor, vowing crackdowns on “welfare bums” and the antiwar "mess" at UC Berkeley.
1971: Led Zeppelin releases its fourth album, featuring "Stairway to Heaven"—a track that will become U.S. rock radio’s most requested song ever.
1895: German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen conducts the first experiment of a technique that revolutionizes the world of medicine: the x-ray.
Supporters reach for a handshake with Reagan.
Photo: Bettman/Corbis
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"And Obama believes that the election results gave him a mandate—a mandate, that is what got that Senator Larry Craig in trouble, wasn't it?"—David Letterman