On This Day in History November 10, 2023

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 1960  Uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" finally goes on sale in the UK after a jury finds publisher Penguin Books not guilty in an obscenity trial 1989  Germans begin demolishing the Berlin Wall More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charles the Bold 1433 - 1477 John Thompson 1845 - 1894 Martin Luther 1483 - 1546 Miranda Lambert 40th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Allen Toussaint 1938 - 2015 Arthur Rimbaud 1854 - 1891 More Famous Deaths 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. Read the Article