This Week in History...

November 6, 1860

United States

Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency. Two days after, Lincoln finally wrote to his running mate, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, suggesting they should meet. The two never spoke prior to the election.

November 7, 1867:

Poland

Science was thought to be a man’s world, but on this day, Madame Marie Curie was born. Curie won two Nobel Prizes in her lifetime. One was in physics, which she shared with Pierre Curie, her husband, and Henri Becquerel. The other prize was awarded to her for isolating pure radium.

November 9, 1938:

Germany

Nazi troops and rousers trampled through the streets of many German cities. They looted and destroyed Jewish-owned buildings. Shattering glass reverberated throughout the night—Krystalnacht.