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