Today in Labor History November 4, 1918: 100,000 German sailors mutinied at Kiel, seizing control of all ships. The revolt triggered the German Revolution that marked the end the monarchy and the beginning of the Weimar Republic. It also led to the Spartacist Uprising of 1919.
Today in Labor History November 4, 1924: Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman ever elected to a governorship, was elected governor of Wyoming, which also happened to be the first state to grant women the right to vote and the first to allow them to serve on juries.
Today in Labor History November 4, 1933: Three thousand farmers demonstrated in Neilsville, Wisconsin, leading to the freeing of jailed leaders of a milk strike.
Today in Labor History November 4, 1956: The Hungarian Revolt was finally crushed by Soviet troops in Budapest. Civilians had set up barricades along all the major roads leading to Budapest. 200,000 Russian troops attacked the anti-Stalinist uprising and a new pro-Russian government was subsequently installed.