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2A Daily News – Thursday, November 7, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2013. There are 54 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 7, 1972, President Richard Nixon was re-elected in a landslide over Democrat George McGovern. On this date: In 1861, former U.S. President John Tyler was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives (however, Tyler died before he could take his seat). In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln replaced replace Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac with Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. In 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey. In 1962, Republican Richard Nixon, having lost California's gubernatorial race, held what he called his ''last press conference,'' telling reporters, ''You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore.'' In 1963, the all-star comedy ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' had its world premiere in Hollywood. In 1973, Congress overrode President Richard Nixon's veto of the War Powers Act, which limits a chief executive's power to wage war without congressional approval. Ten years ago: Six U.S. soldiers were killed in the crash of their Black Hawk helicopter in Tikrit, Iraq. The defending champion U.S. baseball team failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics, losing to Mexico 2-1 in the quarterfinals of a qualifying tournament in Panama City, Panama. Five years ago: In his first news conference since being elected president, Barack Obama called on Congress to extend unemployment benefits and pass a stimulus bill. Today's Birthdays: Evangelist Billy Graham is 95. Actor Barry Newman is 75. Singer Johnny Rivers is 71. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 70. Former CIA Director David Petraeus is 61. Actor Christopher Knight (''The Brady Bunch'') is 56. Rock musician Tommy Thayer (KISS) is 53. Actress Julie Pinson is 46. Rock musician Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) is 45. Actor Christopher Daniel Barnes is 41. Actors Jeremy and Jason London are 41. Actress Yunjin Kim is 40. . Thought for Today: ''Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.'' — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962). Check Out our online 'Yard Sale Map' can be easily accessed from www.redbluffdailynews.com/map 'YARD SALE MAP' Updated Thursday afternoon – for weekend Yard Sales! Click on locations to see items for sale at each location, exact addresses and driving directions! 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