Historical Events on November 7

History Facts of November 7. <break time="0.5s" /> It’s 1917, and the world is changing overnight.

In Petrograd — now Saint Petersburg — the Bolsheviks rise up and seize power from the Provisional

Government. Led by Vladimir Lenin, they storm the Winter Palace,

declaring a new socialist state. The event becomes known as the October Revolution — even

though, by the modern calendar, it’s happening in November. Fast forward to

1940 — Washington State. The brand-new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed Galloping

Gertie, opens to traffic. But just four months later, powerful winds make

it twist and dance — until the entire bridge collapses dramatically into Puget Sound.