Today is Friday, November 4, the 308th day of 2011. There are 57 days left in the year.
1866 ― Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia
1879 ― James & John Ritty patent first cash register, to combat stealing by bartenders in their Dayton, Ohio, saloon
1939 ― First air-conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill
1946 ― U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization formed
1956 ― 200,000 Russian troops attack anti-Stalinist revolt in Budapest
1956 ― Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
1979 ― 500 Iranian ``students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)
1980 ― Ronald Reagan (R) beats President Jimmy Carter (D) by a landslide
1990 ― Iraq says it is preparing for a ``dangerous war"
1991 ― Middle East peace conference ends in Madrid, Spain