November 04

Friday 04, 1966:

Two-thirds of Florence, Italy is submerged as the Arno and Po rivers flood; 113 people die, 30,000 are rendered homeless, and countless Renaissance artworks and books are destroyed.

Friday 04, 1960:

Filming wraps on The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable -- the last film for both.

Tuesday 04, 1924:

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming elected as the first woman governor in the United States.

Saturday 04, 1922:

In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

Thursday 04, 1852:

Count Camillo Benso di Cavour became the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expanded to become Italy.