History by month
November
30 days of history. Every date is an entry point to the events, births, and moments that shaped our world.
November 1
1512 Michelangelo spent four years on his back atop scaffolding 60 feet above the Sis
November 2
1947 Howard Hughes piloted the H-4 Hercules, derisively nicknamed the 'Spruce Goose,'
November 3
1903 Panama declared independence from Colombia on November 3, 1903, in a revolution
November 4
1922 Howard Carter discovered a step carved into the bedrock of the Valley of the Kin
November 5
1605 Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of
November 6
1869 Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4 on November 6, 1869, in what is recognized as the fir
November 7
1917 Bolshevik Red Guards, soldiers, and sailors seized key positions throughout Petr
November 8
1895 Wilhelm Röntgen spotted a faint green glow from a fluorescent screen while testi
November 9
1989 East German government spokesman Gunter Schabowski announced new travel regulati
November 10
1775 The Continental Congress passed a resolution on November 10, 1775, authorizing t
November 11
1918 The Armistice of Compiegne took effect at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, ending f
November 12
1927 The Soviet Communist Party expelled Leon Trotsky on November 12, 1927, completin
November 13
1956 The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling on November 13, 1956, declaring
November 14
1851 Herman Melville published Moby-Dick on November 14, 1851, in New York under Harp
November 15
1777 The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation on November 15,
November 16
1532 Francisco Pizarro arrived at Cajamarca on November 15, 1532, with 168 men, 62 ho
November 17
1558 Elizabeth I became queen of England on November 17, 1558, inheriting a bankrupt,
November 18
1928 Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks premiered Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theatre in Ne
November 19
1863 Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, in about two minu
November 20
1945 The International Military Tribunal opened in Nuremberg on November 20, 1945, ch
November 21
1783 Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes lifted off from the g
November 22
1963 President John F. Kennedy was shot while riding in an open motorcade through Dea
November 23
1924 Edwin Hubble presented evidence on November 23, 1924, that the Andromeda 'nebula
November 24
1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species on November 24, 1859, after 20
November 25
1120 The White Ship struck a submerged rock off Barfleur, Normandy, on the night of N
November 26
1789 George Washington issued a proclamation on November 26, 1789, designating a nati
November 27
1095 Pope Urban II addressed a crowd at Clermont, France, on November 27, 1095, calli
November 28
1520 Magellan's fleet pushed through a treacherous 373-mile channel at Cape Virgenes,
November 29
1947 The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181 on November 29, 1947,
November 30
1982 Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones released Thriller on November 30, 1982