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NOVEMBER 4, 1944
Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1890
The City and South London Railway (carriage pictured), the first deep-level underground railway in the world, officially opened, running 3.2 mi (5.1 km) between the City of London and Stockwell.
The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first successful deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
In the first aviation incident involving an Airbus A380, Qantas Flight 32 suffered an uncontained engine failure and made an emergency landing at Changi Airport in Singapore with no casualties.
An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that causes serious injury, death, or destruction. An aviation incident is any operating Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
The Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came into effect.
The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016. The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1922
The tomb of Tutankhamun (pictured) was discovered by a team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter.
The tomb of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1938
The Hlinka Guard and Slovakian police began the deportation of several thousand Jews from the country.
The Hlinka Guard was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka. (Image Credits)
NOVEMBER 4, 1952
Robert A. Lovett, United States Secretary of Defense, issued a memorandum establishing the National Security Agency, with responsibility for all communications intelligence for the government.
Robert Abercrombie Lovett was an American politician who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1995
Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist, at a peace rally at Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv.
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1921
The remains of an unknown soldier were buried with an eternal flame at the Altare della Patria in Rome.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial located in Rome under the statue of the goddess Roma at the Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1964
Ruhollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and exiled to Turkey.
Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian revolutionary, politician and religious leader. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1912
The keel of USS Nevada was laid down, beginning construction on the United States Navy's first "super-dreadnought".
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element of a watercraft, important for stability. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1970
Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation.
A feral child is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
Barack Obama (pictured) became the first African American to be elected President of the United States.
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A Read More
NOVEMBER 4, 1864
American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest led a cavalry division in an attack on a Union Army supply base at Johnsonville, Tennessee, resulting in the capture of 150 prisoners.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More

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