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The Free City of Danzig is established, today in 1920, a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) & nearly 200 other small localities in the surrounding areas
November 15, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The Free City of Danzig is established, today in 1920, a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) & nearly 200 other small localities in the surrounding areas
The first part of the Saint Petersburg Metro is opened, today in 1955
November 15, 2024 at 11:23 AM
The first part of the Saint Petersburg Metro is opened, today in 1955
The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, today in 1985
November 15, 2024 at 11:16 AM
The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, today in 1985
The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands, today in 1988
November 15, 2024 at 11:05 AM
The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands, today in 1988
Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, today in 2007
November 15, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, today in 2007
Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated, today in 2002
November 15, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated, today in 2002
Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated, today in 2012
November 15, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated, today in 2012
The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland, today in 1920
November 15, 2024 at 10:14 AM
The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland, today in 1920
A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home, today in 2017
November 14, 2024 at 2:18 PM
A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home, today in 2017
Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars, today in 1971
November 14, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars, today in 1971
American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser, today in 1967
November 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser, today in 1967
Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana, today in 1960
November 14, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana, today in 1960
The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee, today in 1957
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee, today in 1957
Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher, today in 1910
November 14, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher, today in 1910
Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published as The Whale in the USA, today in 1851
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published as The Whale in the USA, today in 1851
German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope, today in 1680
November 14, 2024 at 12:44 PM
German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope, today in 1680
Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days, today in 1889
November 14, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days, today in 1889
British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom, today in 1922
November 14, 2024 at 12:32 PM
British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom, today in 1922
The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart, today in 1952
November 14, 2024 at 12:06 PM
The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart, today in 1952
In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey, today in 1979
November 14, 2024 at 11:58 AM
In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey, today in 1979
Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border, today in 1982
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border, today in 1982
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism, today in 1841
November 13, 2024 at 1:08 PM
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism, today in 1841