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…

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…

27 November 1918

The Makhnovshchina is established. The Makhnovshchina, also known as the Makhnovist movement or the Free Territory, was an anarchist and anti-Bolshevik revolutionary insurrection that took…

27 November 1978

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party’]

27 November 1901

The US Army War College is established. Established from the principles learned in the Spanish–American War, the College was founded by Secretary of War Elihu…

27 November 1987

South African Airways Flight 295 crashes all on board were killed. South African Airways Flight 295, a Boeing 747 named Helderberg, was a commercial flight…

27 November 2006

A motion tabled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper that recognizes the Québécois as a nation within Canada is passed. The House of Commons has overwhelmingly…