Today in history On Nov. 6, 1528, the Spanish conquistador deVaca became the first known European to set foot in what is now Texas. In 1913, Mohandus Ghandi was arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. In 1935, the first flight of the Hawker Hurricane occurred. In 1962, the U.N. ended economic and military relations with South Africa because of racist apartheid. In 1965, Cuba and the United States agreed to begin an airlift for Cubans who wanted to go to the U.S. In 1975, the Hewlett-Packard Co. went public, and the Green March began as 300.000 Moroccans waited for a signal from King Hssan II to cross the western Sahara.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:44:26 +0000