On This Day in History November 5, 2018

Historical Events 1492  Christopher Columbus 1st learns about growing and harvesting maize (corn) from Cuba's indigenous population 1556  Battle at Panipat: Mogollegers beat hindu leader Hemu 1605  Gunpowder Plot: Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the British Parliament. Plot discovered, Guy Fawkes caught, tortured and later executed along with seven others. Celebrated ever since as Guy Fawkes Day, where his effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, accompanied by fireworks. 1937  Adolf Hitler informs his military leaders in a secret meeting of his intentions of going to war 1956  Britain and France land airborne forces at Port Said in Egypt, escalating the Suez Crisis 1979  Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares US "The Great Satan" More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bill Walton 65th Birthday Bryan Adams 59th Birthday Tilda Swinton 57th Birthday Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Christiaan Eijkman (1858 - 1930) George M. Cohan (1878 - 1942)