TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Today is Tuesday, November 6, the 311

th

day of 2012. There are 55 days left in the year.

1572 ― Supernova is observed in the constellation known as Cassiopeia

1860 ― Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill.) elected 16th President

1862 ― NY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established

1913 ― Mohandas K. Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa

1917 ― Bolshevik revolution begins with the capture of the Winter Palace

1952 ― First hydrogen bomb exploded (by U.S. at Eniwetok Atoll)

1969 ― First Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit)

1978 ― Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule

1986 ― Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill

1993 ― Next transit of Mercury