History

Art Garfunkel, born November 5, 1941, is the American singer whose clear, soaring tenor made Simon & Garfunkel one of the defining duos of the 1960s. As one half of the folk-rock partnership with Paul Simon, he gave voice to songs that became anthems of a generation. After the duo’s partnership ran its course, he built a respected solo career, ...

Vivien Leigh, born November 5, 1913, was the British actress whose fierce intelligence and fragile intensity made her one of the most unforgettable stars of the stage and screen. She remains the only actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for two of the most famous roles in film history, and her life combined public triumph with ...

Roy Rogers, born November 5, 1911, was the American singer and actor known as the King of the Cowboys. With his golden-palmetto voice, his horse Trigger, and his easy smile, he became one of the most beloved figures in American entertainment. From Leonard Slye to Roy Rogers He was born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 5, 1911. ...

On November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon won one of the closest presidential elections in American history, defeating Vice President Hubert Humphrey. The victory completed one of the most remarkable political comebacks ever seen — and launched a presidency that would end in scandal. The comeback nobody expected To understand how unlikely Nixon’s 1968 victory was, look back at the eight ...

On November 5, 1940, Franklin Roosevelt did something no American president had ever done: he was reelected for an unprecedented third term as president of the United States. The victory broke a two-term tradition that had stood since George Washington and set a record that no one has matched since. Breaking the two-term tradition When Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to ...

On November 5, 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected the 28th president of the United States in a landslide. Running with Thomas R. Marshall as his vice president, Wilson swept the Electoral College with 435 electoral votes, while Republican incumbent William Howard Taft managed just 8 and Progressive challenger Theodore Roosevelt took 88. A three-way race The election of 1912 ...

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony walked into a polling place in Rochester, New York, and cast a vote in the presidential election. It was an act of deliberate defiance: at the time, women in the United States were not legally permitted to vote. Her ballot was a crime under the law of the day, and the consequences would ...

On November 5, 1733, printer John Peter Zenger released the first issue of the New York Weekly Journal, a landmark in press freedom. What began as a small colonial newspaper in New York soon became the center of one of the most important legal battles in American history — a trial that established the principle that truth should be a ...

The Second Battle of Panipat, fought on November 5, 1556, was one of the decisive battles of Indian history. On the plains near Panipat, about fifty miles north of Delhi, the Mughal army defeated the forces of Hemu, a Hindu general who was trying to seize the throne from the young emperor Akbar. The victory secured the throne of a ...

November 4 holidays, observances and history: here is everything the day holds, from candy and stress awareness to ancient tombs and modern elections. November 4 is a varied and memorable day: in 2026 it falls on a Wednesday, which makes it National Stress Awareness Day in the United States, and it is also National Candy Day, King Tut Day and ...