In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. President James…
1 December 1918
Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. In the early 20th century, Iceland’s push for greater autonomy accelerated as…
30 November 1966
Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Barbados’ shift from a British colony to an independent nation in 1966 was the result of a long,…
29 November 1961
Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. Enos was a chimpanzee trained by NASA in the early 1960s as part of the Mercury program, which…
28 November 1893
Women’s suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election. Women’s suffrage in New Zealand took shape through decades of persistent activism,…
27 November 1727
The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid. The Jerusalem Church in Berlin has one of those long, quietly dramatic histories that…
26 November 1944
World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium. The German V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp in late 1944 and early…
25 November 1874
The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873 The Greenback Party was…
24 November 1429
Hundred Years’ War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité. The Hundred Years’ War was a long, tangled conflict between England and France that stretched…
23 November 1808
French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela. The Battle of Tudela unfolded as one of the more decisive early clashes in Napoleon’s…