On November 20.1985 ; Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released. source
On November 20.1985 ; Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
On November 21.1832 ; Wabash College is founded in Crawfordsville, Indiana. source
On November 21.1832 ; Wabash College is founded in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
On November 21.1953 ; The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax. source
On November 21.1953 ; The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
On November 21.1961 ; The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States source
On November 21.1961 ; The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States
On November 22.1963 ; William Clay Ford Sr. buys the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million. source
On November 22.1963 ; William Clay Ford Sr. buys the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million.
On November 23.1644 ; John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship. source
On November 23.1644 ; John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.
On November 23.1978 ; The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies. source
On November 23.1978 ; The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
On November 24.1642 ; Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania). source
On November 24.1642 ; Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).
On November 26.1842 ; The University of Notre Dame is founded. source
On November 26.1842 ; The University of Notre Dame is founded.
On November 26.1922 ; The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) source
On November 26.1922 ; The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
On November 28.1895 ; The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours. source
On November 28.1895 ; The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
On November 28.1917 ; The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia. source
On November 28.1917 ; The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
On November 28.1997 ; Kosovo Liberation Army emerged for the first time publicly. source
On November 28.1997 ; Kosovo Liberation Army emerged for the first time publicly.
On November 29.1893 ; The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government. source
On November 29.1893 ; The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
On November 29.1972 ; Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. source
On November 29.1972 ; Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
On November 30.1829 ; First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking. source
On November 30.1829 ; First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.
On November 30.1868 ; A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården. source
On November 30.1868 ; A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
On November 30.1934 ; The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph. source
On November 30.1934 ; The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.
On November 30.1998 ; Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company. source
On November 30.1998 ; Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
Koalas are largely sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a day.
On December 2.1970 ; The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations. source
On December 2.1970 ; The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
On December 3.1904 ; The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory. source
On December 3.1904 ; The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
On December 3.1910 ; Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. source
On December 3.1910 ; Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
On December 3.1919 ; After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic. source
On December 3.1919 ; After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
On December 3.1973 ; Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter. source
On December 3.1973 ; Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
On December 4.1791 ; The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. source
On December 4.1791 ; The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
On December 5.1958 ; The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.) source
On December 5.1958 ; The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.)
On December 5.1964 ; Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. source
On December 5.1964 ; Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.
On December 6.1884 ; The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed. source
On December 6.1884 ; The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
On December 6.1967 ; Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States. source
On December 6.1967 ; Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.