Tuesday, November 05, 2024

History for November 5

History for November 5 - On-This-Day.com 
Will Durant 1885 - American historian, philosopher, author
  • 1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.
  • 1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.
  • 1990 - Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Kach movement, was shot to death after a speech at a New York Hotel. His assassin, Egyptian El Sayyid, was later convicted of the murder and was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the World Trade Center bombing.
  • 1994 - Former U.S. President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer's disease.
  • 2007 - Google unveiled the Android mobile operating system.
  • 2009 - At Fort Hood, near Kileen, TX, Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 30 others.

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