On November 24.1935 ; The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress. source
On November 24.1935 ; The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.
On November 24.1944 ; World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands. source
On November 24.1944 ; World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
On November 24.1971 ; During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. source
On November 24.1971 ; During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.
On November 24.2013 ; Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions. source
On November 24.2013 ; Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.
On November 25.1833 ; A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast. source
On November 25.1833 ; A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
On November 25.2009 ;Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. source
On November 25.2009 ;Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.
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 26.1949 ; The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. source
On November 26.1949 ; The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
On November 26.1999 ; The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured. source
On November 26.1999 ; The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
On November 26.2011 ; NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others. source
On November 26.2011 ; NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
On November 27.1703 ; The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703. source
On November 27.1703 ; The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.
On November 27.1807 ; The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops. source
On November 27.1807 ; The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops.
On November 27.1975 ; The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England. source
On November 27.1975 ; The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
On November 27.1987 ; South African Airways Flight 295 crashes and kills all 159 on board. source
On November 27.1987 ; South African Airways Flight 295 crashes and kills all 159 on board.
On November 27.1989 ; Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The MedellĂn Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack. source
On November 27.1989 ; Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The MedellĂn Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack.
On November 28.1811 ; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. source
On November 28.1811 ; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
On November 28.1908 ; A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor. source
On November 28.1908 ; A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
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 28.1979 ; Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. source
On November 28.1979 ; Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
On November 29.1729 ; Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. source
On November 29.1729 ; Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
On November 29.1781 ; The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance. source
On November 29.1781 ; The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
On November 29.2007 ; The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny. source
On November 29.2007 ; The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
On November 29.2007 ; A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affects the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad. source
On November 29.2007 ; A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affects the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad.
On November 30.1707 ; The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. source
On November 30.1707 ; The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
On November 30.1786 ; The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). source
On November 30.1786 ; The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).
The average adult laughed 17 times per day.
On December 1.1824 ; United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance source
On December 1.1824 ; United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance
On December 1.1828 ; Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution. source
On December 1.1828 ; Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.
On December 1.1918 ; Transylvania unites with the Kingdom of Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union. source
On December 1.1918 ; Transylvania unites with the Kingdom of Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union.
On December 1.1918 ; The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. source
On December 1.1918 ; The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.