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Today in History: November 4

1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Guadeloupe during his second expedition.

1918 Austria signs an armistice with the Allies.

1922 The U.S. Postmaster General orders all homes to get mailboxes or relinquish delivery of mail.

1979 At the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran, 90 people, including 63 Americans, are taken hostage by militant student followers of Ayatollah Khomeini. The students demand the return of Shah Mohammad Reza Pablavi, who is undergoing medical treatment in New York City.

1980 Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th president of the United States.

2008 Senator Barack Obama of Illinois elected 44th president of the United States, the first African to hold that position.


Born on November 4

1879 Will Rogers, American actor and writer.

1916 Walter Cronkite, reporter and news anchor for CBS News; dubbed "The Most Trusted Man in America."

1961 Jeff Probst, game show host and executive producer, best known as the host of the US version the reality show Survivor.

JOTD
A man playing on a new golf course got confused as to what hole he was on.

He saw a lady playing ahead of him. He walked up to her and asked if she knew what hole he was playing.
She replied, “I’m on the 7th hole, and you’re a hole behind me, so you must be on the 6th hole.”
He thanked her and went back to his golf.
On the back nine, the same thing happened, and he approached the lady again with the same request.
She said, “I’m on the 14th, you are a hole behind me, so you must be on the 13th.”
Once again he thanked her.
He finished his round and went into the club house and saw the lady sitting at the end of the bar.
He went up to her and said, “Let me buy you a drink to show my appreciation for your help.”
He started a conversation and asked her what kind of work she did.
She said she was in sales, and he said he was in sales also. He asked what she sold.
She replied, “If I told you, you would only laugh.”
“No, I wouldn’t,” he said.
She said, “I sell tampons.”
With that he fell on the floor laughing so hard.
She said, “See, I knew you would laugh.”
“That’s not what I’m laughing at,” he replied. “I’m a toilet paper salesman, so I’m STILL one hole behind you!”