On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
November 4
8 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
Robert A. Lovett, United States Secretary of Defense, issued a memorandum establishing the National Security Agency, with responsibility for all communications intelligence for the government.
Wikipedia: Robert A. Lovett
Ruhollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and exiled to Turkey.
Wikipedia: Ruhollah Khomeini
Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation.
Wikipedia: Feral child
Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured) was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist, at a peace rally at Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv.
Wikipedia: Yitzhak Rabin
Barack Obama (pictured) became the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
Wikipedia: Barack Obama
In the first aviation incident involving an Airbus A380, Qantas Flight 32 suffered an uncontained engine failure and made an emergency landing at Changi Airport in Singapore with no casualties.
Wikipedia: Aviation accidents and incidents
The Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came into effect.
Wikipedia: Paris Agreement
A UPS Airlines plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least twelve people.
Wikipedia: UPS Airlines