I think we should make an official On this day in history thread. Someone different should do each day. November 4th 1842 - Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, IL. 1846 - The patent for the artificial leg is granted to Benjamin Palmer. 1880 - James and John Ritty patented the first cash register. 1922 - In Egypt, Howard Carter discovered the entry of the lost tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen. 1924 - Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected America's first woman governor so she could serve out the remaining term of her late husband, William B. Ross. 1939 - During World War II, the U.S. modified its neutrality stance with the Neutrality Act of 1939. The new policy allowed cash-and-carry purchases of arms by belligerents. 1939 - At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display. 1942 - During World War II, Axis forces retreated from El Alamein in North Africa. It was a major victory for the British. 1956 - Soviet forces enter Hungary in order to supress the uprising that had begun on October 23, 1956. 1965 - Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove became the first woman to exceed 300 mph when she went 308.5 mph. 1970 - Former King Peter II of Yugoslavia died in Denver, CO. He was the first European king or queen to die and to be buried in the US 1979 - Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage (90 total hostages). The militants, mostly students, demanded that the U.S. send the former shah back to Iran to stand trial. Many hostages were later released, but 52 were held for the next 14 months. 1985 - Soviet defector Vitaly Yurchenko announced he was returning to the Soviet Union. He had charged that he had been kidnapped by the CIA. 1989 - About a million East Germans filled the streets of East Berlin in a pro-democracy rally. 1990 - Iraq issued a statement saying it was prepared to fight a "dangerous war" rather than give up Kuwait. 1991 - Ronald Reagan opened his presidential library in Simi Valley, CA. The dedication ceremony was attended by President Bush and former US presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford and Richard M. Nixon. It was the 1st gathering of 5 US executives. 1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, 73 years old, was assassinated by right-wing Israeli Yigal Amir after attending a peace rally. 1999 - Cristina Saralegui received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1999 - The United Nations imposed economic sanctions against the Taliban that controlled most of Afghanistan. The sanctions were imposed because the Taliban had refused to turn over Osama bin Laden, who had been charged with masterminding the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. 2001 - Hurrican Michelle hit Cuba destroying crops and thousands of homes. The United States made the gesture of sending humanitarian aid. On December 16, 2001, Cuba received the first commercial food shipment from the U.S. in nearly 40 years. Damn Im stoned.
shit this day is the first day ever you do know know of this file nor have you heard of it you have never been here
November 5th 1605 - The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I. 1844 - In CA, a grizzly bear underwent a successful cataract operation at the Zoological Garden. 1872 - In the US, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine. 1895 - George B. Selden received the first US patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later. 1911 - Italy officially annexed Tripoli. 1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company. 1940 - US President Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office. 1944 - Lord Moyne, a British official, was assassinated by the Zionist Stern gang in Cairo, Egypt. 1946 - John F. Kennedy was elected to the US House of Representatives at the age of 29. 1955 - The Vienna State Opera House in Austria formally opened. 1956 - British and French forces began landing in Egypt during the Suez Canal Crisis. A cease-fire was declared 2 days later. 1959 - The American Football League was formed. 1963 - Archaeologists found the remains of a Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. 1974 - Ella T. Grasso was elected governor of CT. She was the first woman in the US to win a governorship without succeeding her husband. 1984 - The US Supreme Court ruled that the NFl had exceeded antitrust limits in attempting to stop the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles. 1986 - The White House reaffirmed the US ban on the sale of weapons to Iran. 1987 - In South Africa, Goban Mbeki was released after serving 24 years in the Robben Island prison. He had been sentenced to life for treason against the white minority government of South Africa. 1998 - Scientists published a genetic study that showed strong evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child (Eston Hemings) of his slave, Sally Hemings. 1990 - Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Kach movement, was shot to death after a speech at a New York Hotel. His assassin, Egyptian El Sayyid, was later convicted of the murder and was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the World Trade Center bombing. 1992 - Malice Green, a black motorist, was beaten to death in Detroit during a struggle with police. Two officers were later convicted in his death and sentenced to prison. 1994 - Former US President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer's disease. 1994 - George Foreman, 45, became boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas, NV. 1998 - In the US, Chairman Henry Hyde of the Judiciary Committee asked President Clinton to answer 81 questions for the House impeachment inquiry. 1998 - The U.N. announced that the Taliban militia had killed up to 5,000 civilians in a takeover of an Afghani town. 1999 - A 12-day conference on global warming, attended by delegates from 170 nations, ended in Bonn, Germany. 1999 - Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra were both arrested and charged with battery and domestic violence in a hotel in Miami Beach, FL. 1999 - US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft Corp. enjoyed "monopoly power". 2001 - It was announced that European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Dubai-based Emirates airlines set up a joint venture specializing in airline services.
remember remember the 5th of november, the gunpowder treason and plot, i can think of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever, ever be forgot