Today is Thursday, November 4, the 308th day of 2010. There are 57 days left in the year.
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
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
1963 ― John Lennon utters his infamous ``Rattle your jewelry" line at the Royal Command Variety Performance (``The people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands... and if the rest of you would just rattle your jewelry.")
1979 ― 500 Iranian students seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)
1986 ― Democrats gain control over the U.S. Senate
1990 ― Iraq says it is preparing for a ``dangerous war"