Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco two days earlier. Juan Carlos I, born in 1938 in Rome, became…
21 November 1905
Albert Einstein’s paper that leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula, E = mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik. Albert Einstein’s famous relation…
30 November 1936
In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire The destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire in 1936 marked a dramatic end to one…
19 November 1952
Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece. Field Marshal Alexander Papagos (1883–1955) was one of modern Greece’s most distinguished military…
18 November 1302
Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy. he papal bull Unam sanctam, issued by Pope Boniface VIII…
17 November 1603
English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. The treason trial of Sir Walter Raleigh in November 1603 remains one…
16 November 1855
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe. David Livingstone was a 19th-century Scottish explorer whose curiosity…
15 November 1920
The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland. The League of Nations started out with a lot of hope after…
14 November 1680
German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer active…
13 November 1927
The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. The Holland Tunnel is a…