November 8th, 1923:

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler makes his first attempt to seize power in Germany.

He launches a failed coup in the city of Munich, an event that becomes known as the Beer Hall Putsch .

Hitler ultimately achieves his goal when he becomes Germany's dictator in the following decade.

1960:

Democrat John F. Kennedy wins the presidency, beating Republican Richard Nixon in a close finish.

The Senator from Massachusetts edges out the incumbent Vice President by fewer than 120-thousand votes.

1966:

Future President Ronald Reagan makes the jump from the silver screen to politics.

The then-movie actor is elected California's governor. He wins the White House fourteen years later.

1949:

Bonnie Raitt --- singer and songwriter --- is born in Burbank, California.

And, 1971:

British rock band Led Zeppelin releases the album ''Led Zeppelin Four.''

Among the tracks: the epic song "Stairway to Heaven." Today in History, November 8th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.