Today is Tuesday, November 4, the 309th day of 2008. There are 57 days left in the year.
1576 _ Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium
1845 _ First nationally observed uniform election day in U.S.
1866 _ Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia
1873 _ Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents the gold crown
1879 _ James & John Ritty patent first cash register to combat stealing by bartenders in their Dayton, Ohio, saloon
1922 _ Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt
1946 _ U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization formed
1956 _ 200,000 Russian troops attack anti-Stalinist revolt in Budapest
1979 _ 500 Iranian ``students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)
1990 _ Iraq says it is preparing for a ``dangerous war"