On This Day in History November 10, 2018

Historical Events 1619  René Descartes has the dream that inspires his "Meditations on First Philosophy" 1674  Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (New York) to the English 1885  German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world's first motorcycle 1918  Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia receives a top-secret coded message from Europe stating on November 11, 1918 all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air 1989  Germans begin demolishing the Berlin Wall More Historical Events Famous Birthdays George II (1683 - 1760) Jane Froman (1907 - 1980) John Thompson (1845 - 1894) Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Leonid Brezhnev (1906 - 1982) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 - 1938) More Famous Deaths November 10th: How Britain Fell in Love with Lady Chatterley After a sensational trial, the courts cleared the way for the controversial novel Lady Chatterley's Lover to go on sale in Britain, causing a stampede.