In 1975, Marion Stokes, a Philadelphia woman purchased a Betamax magnetic videotape recorder. From the outset of the Iran Hostage Crisis on November 4, 1979, she began taping whatever was on television and didn't stop until her death in 2012. The 71,000 VHS and Betamax tapes she made are the most complete collection preserving this era of TV.
The fastest moving object hit by a player in any sport is the badminton shuttlecock with speeds reached of 112 mph.
If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end due to the rate of reproduction.
William III of England was born in The Hague in the Dutch Republic on November 4, 1650. He was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange and Mary, the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England. Eight days before he was born, his father died from smallpox meaning William became the Sovereign Prince of Orange at the moment of his birth. In 1688, William invaded England in what became known as the Glorious Revolution, deposing his Catholic uncle and father-in-law, James II. He ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland as King William III until his death in 1702.
Portrait attributed to Thomas Murray, c. 1690
Robert L. "Bob" Douglas, the founder of The New York Renaissance basketball team was born on November 4, 1882. Nicknamed the "Father of Black Professional Basketball", Douglas owned and coached the Rens from 1923 to 1949, guiding them to a 2,318-381 record. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on February 5, 1972, the first African American to be enshrined.
Ruth Handler, creator of the Barbie Doll, was born on November 4, 1916. The idea for the Barbie doll came about after Mattel toy partner Ruth Handler watched her daughter, Barbara, cut dolls out of magazines and carefully choose clothes and accessories to clothe them in. All other dolls on the market at the time were baby dolls, but Ruth realized there was enormous potential in a doll with adult features, allowing children to act out their dreams.
American broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri on November 4, 1916. The term ‘anchor’, a central and authoritative news presenter, was coined to describe his coverage of the 1952 presidential election. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.
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Panama had been a Spanish colony since the sixteenth century. The country gained independence from the Spanish empire which began on November 10 and was completed on November 28, 1821.
They joined the Republic of Gran Colombia in the same year, along with Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
The Republic of Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1830 but the country remained part of Colombia for several decades,
Panama finally achieved independence on November 3, 1903 with the help of the USA. The US bought the rights to build the Panama Canal at the same time.
The Panamanian flag day is celebrated on November 4, one day after the country's separation from Colombia.
Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842 at the Springfield, Illinois, mansion of Mary's married sister. Mary was a hysterical and madly jealous wife and she refused her husband to receive female visitors alone. She was the first presidential wife to be referred to as the First Lady. Mary was so disliked in her day she was nicknamed the “she-wolf”.
Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln
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