On this day

10 November in history.

5 moments from 1871 to 1983: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

1969

Sesame Street premieres. Sesame Street, the children's television series, aired for the first time in the United States.

Wikipedia: Sesame Street

More from 10 November

  1. Portrait of Henry Morton Stanley.

    1871

    Stanley finds Livingstone

    Near Lake Tanganyika, in what is now Tanzania, journalist Henry Morton Stanley tracked down the missing explorer David Livingstone.

    Wikipedia: Henry Morton StanleyWikipedia: David LivingstoneWikipedia: Lake Tanganyika

    Photo: Creator:J. Russel & Sons / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Map of the countries that share the North American Numbering Plan.

    1951

    Americans can dial coast to coast

    Thanks to the new North American Numbering Plan, people in the United States could dial a number on the other side of the country directly.

    Wikipedia: North American Numbering PlanWikipedia: Telephone

    Photo: DLommes / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  3. The deep blue Hope Diamond.

    1958

    The Hope Diamond is given to the nation

    New York jeweller Harry Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution.

    Wikipedia: Hope DiamondWikipedia: Smithsonian InstitutionWikipedia: Harry Winston

    Photo: David Bjorgen / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  4. 1983

    Windows 1.0 is introduced

    Bill Gates presented Windows 1.0 to the world.

    Wikipedia: Bill GatesWikipedia: Windows 1.0

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.