15 November History and Importance of The Day

World Philosophy Day

1777 - The Articles of Confederation were adopted by Continental Congress.

1881 - The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada was formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Five years later the organization was renamed the American Federation of Labor (AFL).

1889 - Brazil became a republic.




1965 - Craig Breedlove on Monday [November 15, Bonneville Salt Flat (Utah)] set a new world land speed record 600.60 miles (960 kms.) an hour in his jet-powered car, “Spirit of American Sonic” and became the first man ever to smash the 600-mile-an-hour barrier on land.

Birthday - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (1891-1944)

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21 November - History and Importance of the Day

World Television Day 

164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus restored the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
1620 - Pilgrim Fathers reached America: Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts

1791 - Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte waspromoted to full general and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.

1877 - Tom Edison announced his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) - first machine to play and record sound

1971 - Indian troops  aided by Mukti Bahini (freedom fighters of present Bangla Desh) defeated the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
1974 - Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President  Ford's veto
1986 - Central African Republic adopted constitution
1995 - Dow Jones closed above 5,000 for 1st time




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21 November - History of Discoveries and Inventions

21 November - History of India 

20 November - History and Importance of The Day

762 AD - Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire.
1866 - Pierre Lalemont patented rotary crank bicycle
1917 - First successful tank use in battle (Britain breaks through German lines) at Battle of Cambrai WWI
1919 - 1st municipally owned airport in US opened (Tucson Az)
1945 - 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany - Start of the trials.
1949 - Jewish population of Israel reached 1,000,000
1959 - UN adopted Universal Declaration of Children's Rights
1969 - Brazilian soccer icon Pele scored his 1,000th goal
1985 - Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released.
1986 - World Health Organization announced first global effort to combat AIDS

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18 November History and Importance of The Day

Oman National Day



326 - Old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
1210 - Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV
1497 - Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reaches the Cape of Good Hope
1650 - Portuguese were driven out of Oman ports - Oman National Day
1909 - US invades Nicaragua, Subsequently overthrows President Zelaya
1916 - 1st Battle of the Somme (WWI) called off - over 1 million killed or wounded
1928 - Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse appears in New York in "Steamboat Willie"
1956 - Morocco gains independence
1970 - Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds
1993 - North-Siberia record cold for November (-55°C)

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18 November - History of Discoveries and Inventions

18 November - History of India

11 November History and Importance of The Day

Celebrated in the U.S. as Veterans Day (formerly called Armistice Day) with parades and military memorial ceremonies.

November 11, 1918 - At 5 a.m., in Marshal Foch's railway car, the Armistice between the Allied and Central Powers was signed, silencing the guns of World War I effective at 11 a.m. – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. In many places in Europe, a moment of silence in memory of the millions of fallen soldiers is still observed.


Birthday
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881).  Best known for The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment and The Idiot.

World War II General George S. Patton (1885-1945)

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1836 - Chile declares war on Bolivia & Peru

1918 - End of World War I
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-war-i-ends


11 November - History of Discoveries and Inventions

11 November - History of India

9 November History and Importance of The Day

1799 - Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France

1918 - Republic Germany proclaimed

1989 - The first day of Berlin Wall demolition and free travel of East Germans to West Germany

1994 - The chemical element Darmstadtium is discovered.

2014 - 25th anniversary of demolition of Berlin Wall
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/07/berlin-wall-facts/18668817/


Birthdays
1914 - Hedy Lamarr  (Inventor and Actress)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr


9 November - History of Discoveries, Inventions and Commercial Designs
9 November - History of India

7 November History and Importance of The Day

Obama acknowledges victory in 2012 election and gives victory speech

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Video uploaded by YouTube Partner CNN


1665 - London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, was founded as Oxford Gazette
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_London_Gazette



1910 - The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) was undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

1917 - In Russia,  As a result of October Revolution (Oct 26)  Lenin seized power.

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7 November - History of Discoveries and Inventions


Cricket History 7 November
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149273.html


7 November - History of India