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On this day (11/13) in 1966: Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day (11/13) in 1966: Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict
On this day (11/12) in 2014: The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day (11/12) in 2014: The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency
On this day (11/11) in 1880: Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne, in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushranger
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day (11/11) in 1880: Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne, in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushranger
On this day (11/10) in 1898: White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day (11/10) in 1898: White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy
On this day (11/10) in 1995: Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
On this day (11/10) in 1995: Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa
On this day (11/10) in 1945: Indonesian National Revolution: Following the killing of Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby on 30 October, British forces retaliated by attacking Surabaya (present-day logo depicted). #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
On this day (11/10) in 1945: Indonesian National Revolution: Following the killing of Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby on 30 October, British forces retaliated by attacking Surabaya (present-day logo depicted). #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution
On this day (11/9) in 1985: At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the then-youngest World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
On this day (11/9) in 1985: At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the then-youngest World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov
On this day (11/9) in 2019: Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
On this day (11/9) in 2019: Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan
On this day (11/9) in 1913: A severe blizzard reached its maximum intensity in the Great Lakes Basin of North America, destroying 19 ships and 68,300 tons of cargo, and killing more than 250 people. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On this day (11/9) in 1913: A severe blizzard reached its maximum intensity in the Great Lakes Basin of North America, destroying 19 ships and 68,300 tons of cargo, and killing more than 250 people. #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913
On this day (11/9) in 1989: East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night (border crossing pictured). #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Schabowski
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
On this day (11/9) in 1989: East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night (border crossing pictured). #OnThisDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Schabowski