Philippines struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan
On this day in 2013, the Philippines endured what many consider its worst natural disaster when the country was struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded to strike land. 2013.
Despite trailing in most polls, Republican Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, though his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million. 2016.
In the U.S. midterm elections, the Republicans won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the first time in 40 years; the sweeping victory was partly because of President Bill Clinton‘s low popularity at the time. 1994
Democratic politician John F. Kennedy was narrowly elected president of the United States. 1960.
Comet Arend-Roland was discovered; it was remarkable for its anomalous second tail, which projected toward rather than away from the Sun. 1956.
Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff attempted to start an insurrection in Germany against the Weimar Republic, but the Beer Hall Putsch, as it became known, was suppressed the following day. 1923.
Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach, who devised the inkblot test that bears his name and that was widely used clinically for diagnosing psychopathology, was born. 1884.
