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Today in History: November 5

1872 Susan B. Anthony is arrested for trying to vote.

1935 Parker Brothers company launches "Monopoly," a game of real estate and capitalism.

1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected for third term.

2003 Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, pleads guilty to 48 counts of murder.

2009 The deadliest mass shooting at a US military installation occurs at Fort Hood, Texas, when US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan kills 13 and wounds 29.


Born on November 5


1913 Vivien Leigh, British actress famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.

1942 Art Garfunkel, American singer, one half of "Simon and Garfunkel."

JOTD
A pensioner drove his brand new BMW to 100 mph, looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a police car behind him...

He floored it to 140 , then 150, ... then 155, ... Suddenly he thought,
"I'm too old for this nonsense !"
So he pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the police car to catch up with him.
The officer walked up to him, looked at his watch and said,
"Sir, my shift ends in ten minutes. Today is Friday and I'm taking off for the weekend with my family. If you can give me a good reason that I've never heard before, why you were speeding... I'll let you go."
The Man looked very seriously at the police man, and replied :-
"Years ago, my wife ran off with a policeman, I thought you were bringing her back."
The Cop left saying,
" Have a good day, Sir "...