On This Day, November 5, 1895
On November 5, 1895, Rochester attorney George Selden wins U.S. Patent No. 549,160 for an "improved road engine" powered by a "liquid-hydrocarbon engine of the compression type.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Nov 5, Constellation Cassiopeia high in northeast on November evenings
Cassiopeia was a queen in ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, she boasted she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, called the Nereids.