November 4 - The Day in History

November 4 : General Interest 1956: Soviets put brutal end to Hungarian revolution A spontaneous national uprising that began 12 days before in Hungary is viciously crushed by Soviet tanks and troops on this day in 1956... read more American Revolution 1801 : Patriot, politician and physician William Shippen dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriot-politician-and-physician-william-shippen-dies Automotive 1979 : Iranian students storm U.S. embassy in Tehran, leading to oil embargo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iranian-students-storm-us-embassy-in-tehran-leading-to-oil-embargo Civil War 1864 : Rebels attack Yankee supply base at the Battle of Johnsonville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-johnsonville-tennessee Cold War 1956 : Soviets crush Hungarian revolt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-crush-hungarian-revolt Crime 1928 : One of New York's most notorious gamblers is shot to death http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/one-of-new-yorks-most-notorious-gamblers-is-shot-to-death Disaster 1927 : Heavy rain leads to flooding in New England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-rain-leads-to-flooding-in-new-england General Interest 1922 : Entrance to King Tut's tomb discovered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/entrance-to-king-tuts-tomb-discovered 1979 : Iranians storm U.S. embassy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iranians-storm-us-embassy 1995 : Yitzhak Rabin assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yitzhak-rabin-assassinated 2008 : Barack Obama elected as America's first black president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barack-obama-elected-as-americas-first-black-president Hollywood 1990 : Dances with Wolves debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dances-with-wolves-debuts Literary 1844 : T.S. Eliot wins Nobel Prize in literature http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ts-eliot-wins Music 1978 : Anne Murray earns a #1 pop hit with "You Needed Me" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-murray-earns-a-1-pop-hit-with-quotyou-needed-mequot Old West 1879 : Will Rogers is born in Oklahoma http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/will-rogers-is-born-in-oklahoma Presidential 1842 : Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-marries-mary-todd Sports 2001 : End of an era for the Yankees www.history.com/this-day-in-history/end-of-an-era-for-the-yankees Vietnam War 1969 : South Vietnamese battle communists along the Cambodian border http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-battle-communists-along-the-cambodian-border 1970 : U.S. hands over air base to the Vietnamese Air Force http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-hands-over-air-base-to-the-vietnamese-air-force World War I 1918 : Poet Wilfred Owen killed in action http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-wilfred-owen-killed-in-action World War II 1944 : Gen. Sir John Dill dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gen-sir-john-dill-dies

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