Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
Here is a list of some historical events in November. You can learn What major event happened in November?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 3, 1960 | The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft. |
| November 7, 1929 | In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public. |
| November 1, 2011 | Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank. |
| November 18, 2013 | NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars. |
| November 19, 2013 | A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others. |
| November 29, 1945 | The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. |
| November 8, 1889 | Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state. |
| November 14, 1973 | The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins. |
| November 12, 1969 | Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre. |
| November 3, 1957 | Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2.[2] On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika. |
| November 7, 2017 | Shamshad TV is attacked by armed gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack. |
| November 1, 1979 | Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico. |
| November 25, 1120 | The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England. |
| November 1, 1897 | The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. |
| November 18, 1970 | U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government. |
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