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Historical events and anniversaries for November 7
Historical records for November 7 highlight various global milestones. In 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron described NATO as “brain dead” in The Economist, suggesting the alliance could no longer rely on the United States.
Other significant dates include the 2013 Twitter IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, which raised up to $2.1 billion, and the 1998 election of Wolfgang Schäuble as CDU chairman in Bonn, with Angela Merkel becoming the new CDU general secretary. In 1989, Douglas Wilder was elected as the first Black governor of a US state in Virginia.
Scientific and cultural milestones noted for this date include Alessandro Volta’s 1801 demonstration of the first functional battery in Paris, and the births of singer Lorde and actor Murathan Muslu.
Entities
Alessandro Volta · Angela Merkel · Boris Yeltsin · Christian Lindner · Douglas Wilder · Emmanuel Macron · FDP · Germany · NATO · Olaf Scholz · SPD · Twitter
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The FDP ended its coalition with the SPD and Greens in 2024.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The NPD entered a German state parliament following the 1966 Hesse state election.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Thomas Gottschalk returned to the stage of 'Wetten, dass..?' in 2021.
- [● 4 SOURCES] In 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Boris Yeltsin banned the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Russian Communist Party in 1991.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Heinz Felfe was exposed as a BND agent in 1961.