TodayOn this dayNovember 7
On this day
Good news on November 7.
Positive things that happened on November 7, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1893
On November 7, 1893, Colorado voters approved a change that stopped the state from denying the vote because of gender. The state's account says no other state's voters had done that yet.
For a read-aloud. Colorado voters decided that women must not be kept from voting because they were women.
1950
On November 7, 1950, voters in Hawaii Territory ratified a state constitution. Hawaii later joined the Union as the 50th state.
For a read-aloud. Voters in Hawaii approved a state constitution.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- Why does a vote about fairness matter even before a whole country agrees?
- What rules would you want in a class constitution?
From the archive
Stories published on November 7 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on November 7, it will be listed here with the milestones above.