Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On November 5, 1895, patent attorney George Selden won a sweeping U.S. patent on the automobile—without ever building one.
On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast a ballot in Rochester, daring the state to prosecute a woman for voting.
In the early hours of November 5, 1605, a search beneath the House of Lords found Guy Fawkes guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder.
