Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky’s expulsion from the Soviet…
11 November 1880
Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol. On 11 November 1880, the infamous Australian bushranger Ned Kelly was executed by hanging at the…
10 November 1983
Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0. Windows 1.0, released on November 20, 1985, marked Microsoft’s first major step into graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Before this release,…
9 November 1729
Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville. The Treaty of Seville was signed on November 9, 1729, between Spain, France, and Great…
8 November 1965
The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom for almost all crimes….
7 November 1916
Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress. Jeannette Rankin made history in 1916 as the first woman ever elected to…
6 November 1947
Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television Meet the Press is one of the most influential…
5 November 1605
Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building…
4 November 1798
The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu begins. The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu in 1798–1799 was a significant military engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars, marking the…
2 November 1812
Napoleon’s armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma. The Battle of Vyazma took place on November 3, 1812, during Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow, as…