2007 - China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1 goes into orbit around the Moon.
1968 - Winning a close election, Richard Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
1895 - George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
1872 - Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
1605 - Guy Fawkes, "Remember, remember the 5th of November", caught in Westminster in plot to destroy House of Lords.
This Day In Business
2007 - Hollywood screenwriters go on strike, drastically effecting the television industry.
1988 - Kylie Minogue's "The Loco-Motion" (3rd artist doing this song) hits #1 in the US.
1913 - Cyprus is annexed by Britain, and Britain with France declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
1946 - Boston Celtics Chuck Connors first pro basketball player to shatter a backboard.
November 5th Holiday
Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom) - Commemorates a foiled plot to assassinate King James I, where people lit bonfires to celebrate.
Today's Birthday Trivia
His music was featured on the soundtrack to the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the November 5 Birthday Horoscope.
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