30th November 1982: Michael Jackson releases the album Thriller
On the 30th November 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, which went on to become...
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29th November 1850: The Declaration of Olmütz signed by Prussia and Austria
The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to...
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28th November 1520: Magellan sails from the Atlantic to the Pacific
On the 28th November 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European ships...
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27th November 1809: The Berners Street hoax causes chaos in central London
Englishman Theodore Hook orchestrated a practical joke known as the Berners Street hoax in the...
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26th November 1922: Tutankhamun’s tomb entered by Howard Carter
On the 26th November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of Tutankhamun in...
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25th November 1491: The Treaty of Granada ends Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula
The Treaty of Granada ended the Granada War and brought about the end of Islamic rule on the...
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24th November 1859: Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
On the 24th November 1859, English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the...
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23rd November 1889: The nickel-in-the-slot phonograph – the world’s first jukebox
The world's first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the ...
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22nd November 1963: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
At 12.30pm on Friday November 22nd 1963, President John F. Kennedy of the United States of...
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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub ...
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20th November 1945: First Nuremberg Trial begins
On the 20th November 1945 the first, and best known, of the Nuremberg Trials ...
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19th November 1985: Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at the Geneva Summit
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first...
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18th November 1916: Battle of the Somme ends
On the 18th November 1916, the Battle of the Somme ended when German troops retired from the...
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17th November 1903: The Bolshevik-Menshevik split within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party split into the Bolshevik and Menshevik ...
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16th November 1945: Foundation of UNESCO
On the 16th November 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation –...
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15th November 1969: 500,000 people march on Washington in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
Over 500,000 protesters marched on Washington D.C. as part of the national Moratorium to End the...
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14th November 1990: Margaret Thatcher faces leadership challenge
On the 14th November 1990, Margaret Thatcher’s fifteen year leadership of the British...
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4th December 1956: Million Dollar Quartet record at Sun Studios
On the 4th December 1956, the Million Dollar Quartet featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis,...
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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days
The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution...
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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days
The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution...
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