Today in history

1564 : John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America

1622 : French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier

1878 : Edison makes electricity available for household usage

1892 : First commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY)

1922 : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) forms

1967 : The first issue of Rolling Stone rolls off the press at about 5:30pm with a cover featuring a photo of John Lennon in the film How I Won the War. The original inspiration for the magazine was Bomp! magazine based in California which preceded the existence of Rolling Stone

1974 : Al Green is attacked in the shower by a girlfriend. She scalds his body with a pan of boiling grits and commits suicide a few moments later

2013 : Saudi Arabia rejects a seat on the United Nations Security Council making it the first country to reject a seat on the Security Council. Jordan takes the seat on December 6

2019 : The United States Department of State finishes its investigation into Hillary Clinton's email controversy citing violations by 38 people some of whom may be punished. The State Department determined that there was 'deliberate mishandling of classified information'