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November 5 2006
2006: Saddam Hussein was convicted and sentenced by the Iraqi High Tribunal to hang for crimes against humanity.
The 2000s
- 2007: Entertainment was put on hold as the Writer's Guild of America went on strike, a strike that would not end until February 12, 2008.
The 1990s
- 1996: President Bill Clinton won a second term over former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.
The 1960s
- 1968: Richard Nixon barely is re-elected by defeating Hubert Humphrey with 287 electoral votes.
The 1600s
1605: The Gunpowder Plot failed when Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament.
AP Today in History
November 5 Moment of Zen
The Daily Show: Dennis Kucinich Remix (2003)
The Daily Show: Bush Stands Awkwardly (2002)
The Daily Show: Bloody Geraldo (2001)
The Daily Show: CNN Hologram (2008)
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