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A bit of November 4th history…
1845 - 1st nationally observed uniform election day in US
1879 - James Ritty patents cash register to combat stealing by bartenders in his saloon in Dayton, Ohio
1922 - Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt (pictured)
1924 - 1st women elected US Governor - Ma (Miriam) Ferguson in Texas, and Nellie Ross in Wyoming
1929 - Richard Byrd, Laurence Gould, and their polar expedition team begin 2 ½ month, 1500 mile dog sled journey into the Queen Maud Mountains - The 1st exploration of the interior of Antarctica
1960 -Mary and Louis Leakey discover 1st Homo Habilis jaw fragments in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
1979 - 500 Iranian students loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini seize the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 90 hostages for 444 days
2008 - Barack Obama becomes 1st African American to be elected President of the USA
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