On This Day in History November 10, 2022

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 Martin Luther 1483 - 1546 Mikhail Kalashnikov 1919 - 2013 Miranda Lambert 39th Birthday

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Famous Deaths

Leonid Brezhnev 1906 - 1982 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1881 - 1938

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November 10: 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.

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