On November 17.1777 ; Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification. source
On November 17.1777 ; Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
On November 17.1871 ; The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York. source
On November 17.1871 ; The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.
On November 17.1894 ; H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts. source
On November 17.1894 ; H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
On November 17.1957 ; Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. source
On November 17.1957 ; Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft.
On November 18.1803 ; The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere. source
On November 18.1803 ; The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
On November 18.1865 ; Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press. source
On November 18.1865 ; Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press.
On November 18.1929 ; Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami t source
On November 18.1929 ; Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami t
On November 18.1944 ; The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba. source
On November 18.1944 ; The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.
On November 18.2003 ; In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing Section 28, becomes effective. source
On November 18.2003 ; In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing Section 28, becomes effective.
On November 19.1802 ; The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (Present day Belize) source
On November 19.1802 ; The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (Present day Belize)
On November 19.1942 ; Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993. source
On November 19.1942 ; Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993.
On November 19.1954 ; Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III. source
On November 19.1954 ; Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
On November 19.1977 ; TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131. source
On November 19.1977 ; TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.
On November 19.2002 ; The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history. source
On November 19.2002 ; The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
On November 20.1805 ; Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, premieres in Vienna. source
On November 20.1805 ; Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, premieres in Vienna.
On November 20.1910 ; Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution. source
On November 20.1910 ; Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.
On November 20.1936 ; José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad. source
On November 20.1936 ; José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
On November 20.1980 ; Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. source
On November 20.1980 ; Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole.
On November 20.1992 ; In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage. source
On November 20.1992 ; In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
On November 21.1783 ; In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight. source
On November 21.1783 ; In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
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 21.1910 ; Sailors on board Brazil's most powerful military units, including the brand-new warships Minas Geraes, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash). source
On November 21.1910 ; Sailors on board Brazil's most powerful military units, including the brand-new warships Minas Geraes, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
On November 21.1945 ; The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise. source
On November 21.1945 ; The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.
On November 21.2013 ; A supermarket roof collapse in Riga, Zolitude, Latvia killing 54 people. source
On November 21.2013 ; A supermarket roof collapse in Riga, Zolitude, Latvia killing 54 people.
On November 22.1869 ; In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today. source
On November 22.1869 ; In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.
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 22.1995 ; The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami. source
On November 22.1995 ; The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.
On November 23.1733 ; The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies. source
On November 23.1733 ; The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
On November 23.1910 ; Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden. source
On November 23.1910 ; Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
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).