A man in California legally changed his name to iPhone 7 before the phone was even announced
Ukrainian student Olexander Turin changed his name to "iPhone Sim" (iPhone 7 in Cyrillic) to win a contest by an electronics store. He had to live wit...
November 6 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
2012
1965
The Freedom Flights began, allowing Cubans to emigrate to the United States
MajorOver the next eight years, these twice-daily flights brought more than 260,000 Cubans to Miami. Fidel Castro used it as a way to exile political oppon...
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower was re-elected President despite having suffered a heart attack the previous year
MajorEisenhower's heart attack in 1955 was initially hidden from the public, but when revealed, his campaign turned it into a positive by emphasizing his r...
1947
Meet the Press debuted on NBC television
Originally a radio show, it became television's longest-running program and is still on air today. The first televised episode featured a debate about...
1935
The Parker Brothers board game Monopoly went on sale for the first time
Ironically, this capitalist game celebrating property ownership was based on "The Landlord's Game" created by Elizabeth Magie to demonstrate the evils...
1928
Jacob Schick patented the electric razor
Schick invented it while recovering from illness in Alaska, where hot water for shaving was scarce. His original design was so bulky it had to be plug...
1913
Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for leading Indian miners in a march in South Africa
MajorThis protest against discriminatory laws led to Gandhi's imprisonment but ultimately forced the South African government to negotiate. The success of...
1869
The first official intercollegiate football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton
Rutgers won 6-4 in a game that looked more like soccer than modern football, with 25 players per side and no running with the ball allowed. The game w...
1860
The post of Pony Express rider became obsolete with the completion of the transcontinental telegraph
The Pony Express had only been in operation for 18 months when the telegraph made it unnecessary. Despite its legendary status in Western folklore, it...
1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States
MajorLincoln won without appearing on a single Southern ballot, receiving less than 40% of the popular vote but securing a clear Electoral College majority...
1814
Adolphe Sax was born, the inventor of the saxophone
Sax had an incredibly unlucky childhood, surviving falls from a third-floor window, drinking sulfuric acid, being hit by a brick, and nearly drowning....
1792
French Revolutionary forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Jemappes
This was one of the first major victories of the French Revolutionary Army, fought while singing "La Marseillaise." The win opened Belgium to French o...
1528
Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on the Texas coast and became a reluctant explorer
After his ship sank, Cabeza de Vaca spent eight years wandering through what is now the American Southwest, often naked and starving. He eventually be...
1429
Henry VI of England was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey at the age of seven
Henry remains the youngest person ever crowned monarch of England. His reign would eventually descend into the Wars of the Roses and periods where he...
