Today is Saturday, November 6, the 310th day of 2010. There are 55 days left in the year.
1572 ― Supernova is observed in the constellation known as Cassiopeia
1813 ― Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
1860 ― Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President
1913 ― Mohandas K Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa
1917 ― Bolshevik revolution begins with the capture of the Winter Palace
1918 ― Republic of Poland proclaimed
1952 ― 1st hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)
1975 ― 1st appearance of the Sex Pistols
1985 ― Exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil
1993 ― Next transit of Mercury