NOVEMBER 7
1962:Having lost California's gubernatorial election to Democratic incumbent Pat Brown, Richard M. Nixon holds his "last press conference," telling the media that "you don't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." It is hardly the end of Nixon's political career — exactly 10 years later, Nixon would be reelected to a second term as U.S. president in a landslide election.
1874: In a cartoon in Harper's Weekly, Thomas Nast depicts an elephant about to fall in a giant hole, referring to criticism of President Ulysses S. Grant's seeking reelection to a third term. Nast's use of the elephant as a Republican Party symbol sticks; he would also be noted as the first caricaturist to use a donkey as a Democratic Party symbol.
1991: Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Earvin "Magic" Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers announces that he has tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and would be retiring from basketball.
1929:Museum of Modern Art, New York opens
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