This Day in History: November 4

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November 4

Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.

James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the first cash register.

Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected the nation's first woman governor, to serve out the term of her husband who died in office.

Russian troops attacked Budapest and crushed the Hungarian revolt under Premier Imre Nagy.

The American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was seized by militants and 90 Americans were taken hostage.

Israeli Prime Minister, and Nobel Laureate, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli.