This day in history

November 04

1942 - British troops defeated the Germans under General Erwin Rommel at El Alamein in Egypt after a 12-day battle during World WarII.

1979 - Iranian militants seized the US embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days.

1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated as he left a peace rally in Tel Aviv.