November 4 - On the Road Again

On the Road Again

This Day In History

1501

Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother – they would later marry.

1677

The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary.

1783

W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.

1847

Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.

1890

City & South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.

1922

In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

1952

The United States government establishes the National Security Agency.

1960

At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.

1994

The first conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web is held in San Francisco.

Famous Birthdays

1631

Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of William III (d. 1660)

1879

Will Rogers, American humorist (d. 1935)

1884

Harry Ferguson, British aviator and inventor (d. 1960)

1909

Evelyn Johnson, American aviator (d. 2012)

1918

Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003)

1937

Loretta Swit, American actress

1940

Delbert McClinton, American musician

1946

Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States, teacher, and librarian

1954

Chris Difford, English musician and songwriter (Squeeze)

1969

Matthew McConaughey, American actor