November 7th is the 311th day of the year. There are 54 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is International Merlot Day, Notary Public Day and Hug a Bear Day

In 1805, the Lewis & Clark Expedition first sighted the Pacific Ocean.
In 1865, the London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is founded.
In 1874, the first cartoon to use the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party appeared in Harper's Weekly. It was drawn by Thomas Nast.
In 1893, the state of Colorado granted its women the right to vote.
In 1916, Jeannette Rankin, a Montana Republican, became the first woman elected to Congress.
In 1917, Russian forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky in the Bolshevik Revolution.
In 1929, the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City.
In 1932, CBS Radio presented the first broadcast of the serial, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century". Matt Crowley, Curtis Arnall, Carl Frank and John Larkin played Buck over the years (1932- 1947).
In 1944, President Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
In 1946, a coin-operated television receiver was displayed in New York City on this day. To sneak a peak at various test patterns and a model of Felix the Cat, folks dropped in a quarter.
In 1963, the all-star Cinerama comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" had its world premiere at the Hollywood Cinerama Dome. It starred Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Phil Silvers, Jonathan Winters, and Jimmy Durante.
In 1965, the Pillsbury Doughboy debuted in ads. Do you dare give him a birthday cake?
In 1966, NBC-TV was the first network to televise the entire TV program lineup in color, even the peacock. As "CONCENTRATION" becomes the network's final show to switch to color production.
In 1991, Aaron Spelling's crime drama "Silk Stalkings" debuted as part of the CBS "Crimetime After Primetime" lineup. In a unique arrangement, episodes of the show aired on CBS late night, repeating three days later in prime time on cable's USA Network.

Actors:

Adam DeVine is 42 (“Pitch Perfect,” “Modern Family”)
Reid Ewing is 37 (“Friday Night,” “Modern Family”)
Yunjin Kim is 52 (“Lost,” “Mistresses”)
Christopher Knight is 68 (‘Peter Brady’ on “The Brady Bunch”)
Noah Lomax is 24 (“The Walking Dead”)
Jason London is 53 (“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,” “The Rage: Carrie Two”)
Jeremy London is 53 (“7th Heaven,” “Gods and Generals”)
Rick Malambri is 43 (“Surrogates,” “A Holiday Heist”)
Lucas Neff is 40 (“Raising Hope,” “Glitch”)
Rachele Brooke Smith is 38 (“Iron Man 2,” “Burlesque”)
The late Dean Jagger (1903-1991) (“White Christmas,” “Vanishing Point”)
The late Dana Plato (1964-1999)…she would have been 61 (“Diff’rent Strokes,” “California Suite”) (FAST FACT: She had appeared in over 100 commercials by age seven)