Today is Thursday, November 5, the 309th day of 2015. There are 56 days left in the year.
1414 ― Council of Constance (16th ecumenical council) opens
1492 ― Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from the Indians of Cuba
1605 ― Gunpowder Plot; Catholics try to blow up English Parliament. Plot uncovered and leader Guy Fawkes hanged
1875 ― Susan B. Anthony arrested for attempting to vote
1914 ― Britain annexes Cyprus
1917 ― Supreme Court decision (Buchanan vs. Warley) strikes down Lousiville, Ky., ordinance requiring blacks and whites to live in separate areas
1940 ― President FDR (D) wins unprecedented third term beating Wendell Willkie (R)
1971 ― NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33-game consecutive victory streak
1987 ― Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic
1987 ― Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admitted using marijuana
1988 ― Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)