11-04-2009, 07:14 PM
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November 5th
1605 ~ A plot to blow up the English Houses of Parliament was foiled when Guy Fawkes was discovered in a cellar below the building.
1872 ~ Suffragist Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was fined $100 for the privilege.
1892 ~ Birthday of J. B. S. Haldane, Geneticist.
1911 ~ Birthday of Roy Rogers, American actor.
1930 ~ Sinclair Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
1942 ~ The Second Battle of El Alamein was won by the British in El Alamein, Egypt.
1977 ~ Birthday of Brittney Skye, Porn actress.
1979 ~ Ayatollah Khomeini declares the USA to be "the great Satan".
1989 ~ Death of Vladimir Horowitz, Pianist.
1999 ~ Federal Judge Thomas Jackson declared Microsoft Corp. a monopoly, saying the software giant's aggressive actions were ''stifling innovation'' and hurting consumers.
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