A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 4th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter found the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.
On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter found the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the other mention to this same event above.)
On November 4, 1924, the citizens of Wyoming took the historic step of electing the first woman governor of any state in the United States.
On November 4, 1955, Denton True “Cy” Young died, leaving the Earth as the greatest major league baseball pitcher in history, so great in fact, that the annual award for the best pitcher in each major league is named in his honor.
On November 4, 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall observed Chimpanzees creating and using tools, behavior previously believed to be limited to human beings.
On November 4, 1962, the US conducted the last event of Operation Fishbowl, a series of nuclear blasts conducted at high altitude.
On November 4, 1962, 69,000 feet above Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean a nuclear armed Nike Hercules anti-aircraft missile was detonated in the last atmospheric nuclear test by the United States.
On November 4, 1979, a mob of angry Iranians stormed the US Embassy in Tehran and took 90 people hostage.
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, Barack Hussein Obama became the first American of African descent elected President of the United States.
On November 4, 2014, voters in Cleveland, Ohio had the opportunity to vote against one of the more Orwellian aspects of modern society: red-light cameras.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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