Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 9, 1965 | Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965. |
| November 30, 1995 | Official end of Operation Desert Storm. |
| November 24, 1359 | Peter I of Cyprus ascends the throne of Cyprus after his father, Hugh IV of Cyprus, abdicates. |
| November 23, 2011 | Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity. |
| November 7, 1916 | Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people. |
| November 4, 1952 | The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. |
| November 23, 1248 | Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. |
| November 3, 2014 | One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. |
| November 24, 2016 | The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army sign a revised peace deal, bringing an end to the country's more than 50-year-long civil war. |
| November 30, 1966 | Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. |
| November 19, 1985 | Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time. |
| November 3, 1932 | Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece. |
| November 1, 1805 | Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition. |
| November 3, 1988 | Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours. |
| November 21, 1920 | Irish War of Independence: On "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassinated a group of British Intelligence agents, and British forces killed 14 civilians at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park. |
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