Today In History: Have Trunk, Will Vote

November 7.  On this day in history, several groundbreaking moments took place. In 1874, Harper’s Weekly published the first cartoon featuring the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party. In 1893, Colorado made history by becoming the first state to grant women the right to vote, paving the way for future suffrage victories. Just a few decades later, in 1916, Montana Republican Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1979, The Rose, starring Bette Midler as a rock singer who rises to fame, premiered in theaters. By 1987, teen pop star Tiffany topped the U.S. charts with “I Think We’re Alone Now,” becoming the youngest act to hit No. 1 since Michael Jackson. Two years later, in 1989, L. Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virginia, making him the first Black governor in U.S. history. In 1999, Tiger Woods continued his meteoric rise, becoming the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four consecutive tournaments. And in 2015, Pentatonix made music history as the first a cappella group to top the U.S. album chart. And that’s today’s Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio.