For the first time in 40 years, the Republican Party wins control of both the U.

On November 8, 1994, Salvatore “Sonny” Bono, best known as one half of the pop music and tv variety duo Sonny & Cher, is elected to the United States House of Representatives from California’s 44th Congressional District.

On November 8, 1994, 59 percent of California voters approve Proposition 187, banning undocumented immigrants from using the state’s major public services.

Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Carol DaRonch narrowly escapes being abducted by serial killer Ted Bundy.

On November 8, 1973, Maurice Ferré is elected mayor of Miami, Florida.

For action this day in the Iron Triangle northwest of Saigon, Specialist Five Lawrence Joel, a medic with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade is awarded the Medal of Honor, becoming the first living African American since the Spanish-American War to receive the nation’s highest award for valor.

On November 8, 1962, the famous Ford Rotunda stands in Dearborn, Michigan for the last time: the next day, it is destroyed in a massive fire.

John F. Kennedy, 43, becomes the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon.

On November 8, 1951, Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (1925-2015) is voted the American League’s most valuable player for the first time in his career.

The musical Oh, Kay! began its Broadway run at New York's Imperial Theatre on this day, introducing pop music standards "Someone To Watch Over Me" and "Do-Do-Do".