Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne to end WWI. The Armistice of 11 November…
10 November 1983
Bill Gates announces Windows 1.0. Microsoft chief Bill Gates unveils the Windows operating system for PCs. Don’t hold your breath waiting until you can buy…
9 November 1994
The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered. Darmstadtium is a synthetic chemical element with symbol Ds and atomic number 110. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic…
8 November 1605
The ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, Robert Catesby, is killed. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or…
7 November 1929
The Museum of Modern Art in New York opens to the public. When the first-ever exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York…
6 November 1956
Dwight Eisenhower is reelected as a President of the United States. The United States presidential election of 1956 was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election, held…
5 November 1943
The Vatican is bombed during World War II. On 5 November a single plane flew over Vatican City and dropped bombs. The identity of the…
4 November 1921
Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo. Hara Takashi, also called Hara Kei, politician who was prime minister of Japan from 1918 to…
3 November 1812
Napoleon’s army is defeated at the Battle of Vyazma. The Battle of Vyazma, occurred at the beginning of Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. In this encounter,…
2 November 1889
North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th USA states. The U.S. Congress created the Dakota Territory, which consisted of the…