Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2009 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Nov 7, 1874: The Republican Party was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly magazine.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-7 <![CDATA[Nov 7, 1916: Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-7 <![CDATA[Nov 7, 1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-7 More events from This Day in History: Nov 7 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-7