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
He acted alongside Jonah Hill in the 2011 comedy, The Sitter. 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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