Birthday November 04, 1862 Eden Phillpotts, English novelist, poet, playwright
Birthday November 04, 1879 Will Rogers is born in Oklahoma
Birthday November 04, 1879 Will Rogers, humorist, never met Hitler
Birthday November 04, 1906 Bob Considine, sports columnist
Birthday November 04, 1909 Ciro Alegr¡a, Peruvian novelist (Golden Serpent)
Birthday November 04, 1916 Walter Cronkite, newsman ("and that's the way it is")
Birthday November 04, 1918 Art Carney, Actor (Honeymooners, Harold and Maude)
Birthday November 04, 1919 Martin Balsam, Actor
Birthday November 04, 1930 Doris Roberts, in St Louis
Birthday November 04, 1930 Kate Reid, in London England
Birthday November 04, 1937 Loretta Swift, in Passaic NJ - Hot Lips on M*A*S*H
History November 04, 1801 Patriot, politician and physician William Shippen dies
History November 04, 1842 Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd
History November 04, 1854 Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island
History November 04, 1864 Battle of Johnsonville, Tennessee
History November 04, 1866 Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia
History November 04, 1867 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall
History November 04, 1880 1st cash register patented (James & John Ritty)
History November 04, 1918 Poet Wilfred Owen killed in action
History November 04, 1922 Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen
History November 04, 1922 Entrance to King Tut's tomb discovered
History November 04, 1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st US female gov (Wyoming)
History November 04, 1927 Heavy rain leads to flooding in New England
History November 04, 1928 One of New York's most notorious gamblers is shot to death
History November 04, 1939 1st air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited Chicago Il
History November 04, 1944 Gen. Sir John Dill dies
History November 04, 1945 World Community Day
History November 04, 1946 UN Educational Scientific & Cultural Org formed
History November 04, 1948 T.S. Eliot wins Nobel Prize in literature
History November 04, 1951 NY Giants & NY Yanks score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns
History November 04, 1956 Soviets crush Hungarian revolt
History November 04, 1956 Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
History November 04, 1969 South Vietnamese battle communists along the Cambodian border
History November 04, 1970 U.S. hands over air base to the Vietnamese Air Force
History November 04, 1972 Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders
History November 04, 1978 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3)
History November 04, 1978 Anne Murray earns a #1 pop hit with You Needed Me
History November 04, 1979 500 Iranian "students" seize US embassy take 90 hostages
History November 04, 1979 Iranians storm U.S. embassy
History November 04, 1979 Iranian students storm U.S. embassy in Tehran, leading to oil embargo
History November 04, 1980 Islanders started 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
History November 04, 1984 Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%
History November 04, 1990 Dances with Wolves debuts
History November 04, 1995 Yitzhak Rabin assassinated
History November 04, 2001 End of an era for the Yankees
History November 04, 2008 Barack Obama elected as America's first black president
November 04, 1862 Eden Phillpotts, English novelist, poet, playwright
November 04, 1879 Will Rogers is born in Oklahoma
November 04, 1879 Will Rogers, humorist, never met Hitler
November 04, 1906 Bob Considine, sports columnist
November 04, 1909 Ciro Alegr¡a, Peruvian novelist (Golden Serpent)
November 04, 1916 Walter Cronkite, newsman ("and that's the way it is")
November 04, 1918 Art Carney, Actor (Honeymooners, Harold and Maude)
November 04, 1919 Martin Balsam, Actor
November 04, 1930 Doris Roberts, in St Louis
November 04, 1930 Kate Reid, in London England
November 04, 1937 Loretta Swift, in Passaic NJ - Hot Lips on M*A*S*H
November 04, 1801 Patriot, politician and physician William Shippen dies
November 04, 1842 Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd
November 04, 1854 Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island
November 04, 1864 Battle of Johnsonville, Tennessee
November 04, 1866 Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia
November 04, 1867 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall
November 04, 1880 1st cash register patented (James & John Ritty)
November 04, 1918 Poet Wilfred Owen killed in action
November 04, 1922 Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen
November 04, 1922 Entrance to King Tut's tomb discovered
November 04, 1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st US female gov (Wyoming)
November 04, 1927 Heavy rain leads to flooding in New England
November 04, 1928 One of New York's most notorious gamblers is shot to death
November 04, 1939 1st air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited Chicago Il
November 04, 1944 Gen. Sir John Dill dies
November 04, 1945 World Community Day
November 04, 1946 UN Educational Scientific & Cultural Org formed
November 04, 1948 T.S. Eliot wins Nobel Prize in literature
November 04, 1951 NY Giants & NY Yanks score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns
November 04, 1956 Soviets crush Hungarian revolt
November 04, 1956 Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
November 04, 1969 South Vietnamese battle communists along the Cambodian border
November 04, 1970 U.S. hands over air base to the Vietnamese Air Force
November 04, 1972 Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders
November 04, 1978 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3)
November 04, 1978 Anne Murray earns a #1 pop hit with You Needed Me
November 04, 1979 500 Iranian "students" seize US embassy take 90 hostages
November 04, 1979 Iranians storm U.S. embassy
November 04, 1979 Iranian students storm U.S. embassy in Tehran, leading to oil embargo
November 04, 1980 Islanders started 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
November 04, 1984 Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%
November 04, 1990 Dances with Wolves debuts
November 04, 1995 Yitzhak Rabin assassinated
November 04, 2001 End of an era for the Yankees
November 04, 2008 Barack Obama elected as America's first black president