Today in History – November 4

1989 – The first appearance of Wallace and Gromit in their 30-minute film, “A Grand Day Out” where the pair travel to the moon to obtain cheese, Wallace’s favourite food.

Wallace & Gromit (StreetView)
Wallace & Gromit

1979 – Iran hostage crisis begins: a group of Iranians, mostly students, invades the US embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages (53 of whom are American).

Former US embassy in Tehran (Google Maps)
Former US embassy in Tehran

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