On November 4.2010 ; Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew. source
On November 4.2010 ; Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
On November 5.1831 ; Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. source
On November 5.1831 ; Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia.
On November 5.1983 ; Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. source
On November 5.1983 ; Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.
On November 5.1995 ; André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. source
On November 5.1995 ; André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.
On November 5.2015 ; An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing up to 9 deaths and 19 missing. source
On November 5.2015 ; An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing up to 9 deaths and 19 missing.
On November 6.1935 ; Edwin Armstrong presents his paper "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation" to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers. source
On November 6.1935 ; Edwin Armstrong presents his paper "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation" to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
On November 6.1963 ; Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam. source
On November 6.1963 ; Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam.
With increasing age dogs also begin to turn gray and this lighter hair appears first on the dog's muzzle and face. source
With increasing age dogs also begin to turn gray and this lighter hair appears first on the dog's muzzle and face.
On November 6.2004 ; An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. source
On November 6.2004 ; An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
On November 7.2012 ; An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people. source
On November 7.2012 ; An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
On November 8.1837 ; Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College. source
On November 8.1837 ; Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
On November 8.1965 ; The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and source
On November 8.1965 ; The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and
On November 8.1968 ; The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories. source
On November 8.1968 ; The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories.
On November 9.1851; Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape. source
On November 9.1851; Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.
On November 9.1913 ; The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people. source
On November 9.1913 ; The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
On November 9.1963 ; At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning. source
On November 9.1963 ; At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
On November 9.1994 ; The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered. source
On November 9.1994 ; The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
On November 10.1871 ; Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". source
On November 10.1871 ; Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
On November 10.1898 ; Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history. source
On November 10.1898 ; Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
On November 10.1972 ; Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where source
On November 10.1972 ; Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where
On November 11.1724 ; Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. source
On November 11.1724 ; Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
On November 11.1921 ; The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery. source
On November 11.1921 ; The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
On November 12.1912 ; The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. source
On November 12.1912 ; The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
On November 12.1948 ; In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II. source
On November 12.1948 ; In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
On November 12.2003 ; Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles. source
On November 12.2003 ; Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
On November 17.1878 ; First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving source
On November 17.1878 ; First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving
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 17.2000 ; Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru. source
On November 17.2000 ; Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
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