What Happened on November 6, 2018

Historical Events

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) is the youngest person ever elected to the US House of representatives at 29 years

British actor Idris Elba named "People" magazine's Sexiest Man Alive

Great Britain's Prince Charles calls slavery "an indelible stain" but stops short of an apology in a speech in Accra, Ghana

Human longevity less than 10% dependent on genetics according to study published in journal "Genetics" based on 400 million people from Ancestry.com
Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) and Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) are the first Muslim women to be elected to the US House of Representatives
In US Midterm elections Democrats retake control of the House of Representatives after eight years, the Senate is held by Republicans
More than 200 mass graves containing thousands of victims of ISIS discovered in former ISIS held areas according to UN report
Record 19 black female judicial candidates all elected in Harris County, Texas, after campaigning together under "Black Girl Magic"
Sharice Davids (Kansas) and Deb Haaland (New Mexico) are the first Native American women to be elected to the US House of Representatives

Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra - "Strange Magic"; "Evil Woman"), dies of cancer at 65

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 6 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio