American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for…
30 November 1936
In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire. The Crystal Palace was a revolutionary iron and glass structure originally built in London to house…
29 November 1899
FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football’s most iconic and strongest teams FC Barcelona, often…
28 November 1520
After 38 days, an expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan completes the first passage through the Strait of Magellan and enters the Pacific Ocean…
27 November 1809
The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London. The Berners Street Hoax, orchestrated by the infamous prankster Theodore…
26 November 1863
United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the…
25 November 1947
Red Scare: The “Hollywood Ten” are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios. The Red Scare refers to the intense fear of communism and radical leftist ideologies…
24 November 1642
Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen’s Land Van Diemen’s Land was the original name used by Europeans for Tasmania,…
23 November 1981
Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support…
22 November 2004
The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections. The Orange Revolution in Ukraine was a series of protests and political events that…