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November 4

4 sourced moments from November 4 in history: Tutankhamun's 'intact' tomb had been robbed twice (1922); The U.S. embassy in Tehran was seized, starting a 444-day hostage crisis (1979); Barack Obama was elected the first Black U.S. president (2008), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on November 4

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2008 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

Barack Obama was elected the first Black U.S. president

On election night 2008, a first-term senator from Illinois won a decisive Electoral College victory and made American history.

2008 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The 2008 U.S. election drew the highest turnout in decades

When Americans went to the polls on November 4, 2008, more of them cast ballots than in any presidential race in 40 years.

1979 History · Modern

The U.S. embassy in Tehran was seized, starting a 444-day hostage crisis

Iranian students stormed the American embassy in 1979, holding dozens of diplomats captive for a span that doomed a presidency.

1922 History · Archaeology

Tutankhamun's 'intact' tomb had been robbed twice

Found on 4 November 1922, Tutankhamun's tomb had been raided and resealed in antiquity, yet it still held over 5,000 objects.