History for November 4

History for November 4 - On-This-Day.com

Will Rogers (William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers) 1879 - Cowboy, vaudeville performer, actor

• 1847 - Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anethestic qualities of chloroform.
• 1880 - James and John Ritty patented the first cash register.
• 1939 - At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.
• 1952 - In the United States, the National Security Agency (NSA) was established.
• 1956 - Soviet forces enter Hungary in order to suppress the uprising that had begun on October 23, 1956.
• 1979 - Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage (90 total hostages). The militants, mostly students, demanded that the U.S. send the former shah back to Iran to stand trial. Many hostages were later released, but 52 were held for the next 14 months.
• 1991 - Ronald Reagan opened his presidential library in Simi Valley, CA. The dedication ceremony was attended by President Bush and former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford and Richard M. Nixon. It was the 1st gathering of 5 U.S. chief executives.