THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2026
1492-Christopher Columbus learns how to grow and harvest maize (corn) from Cuba's Indigenous population 1556-Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra 1605-Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the British Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot.…
1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers maize (corn) cultivation among Cuba's Indigenous peoples.
1556 - Hindu Emperor Hem Chandra Vikramaditya suffers defeat at the hands of Mughal Emperor Akbar's forces in the Second Battle of Panipat.
1605 - In a failed plot, Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes aims to assassinate King James I and the British Parliament during the Gunpowder Plot.
1937 - Adolf Hitler communicates his war plans to his military advisors in a covert meeting.
1956 - Britain and France deploy airborne troops to Port Said, Egypt, exacerbating the Suez Crisis.
1979 - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini labels the United States as "The Great Satan" amidst claims of imperialism and corruption.
1992 - American chess legend Bobby Fischer triumphs over Russian Boris Spassky in an unofficial "Revenge Match of the 20th Century."
2007 - China launches its inaugural lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, into orbit around the Moon.
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