November

Today in History for 9th November 2022: Historical Events 1857 – Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published 1900 – China has resumed nominal control of Manchuria, but in a secret agreement the Chinese governor of Manchuria grants Russia such rights as keeping troops along the railroad lines and controlling civil administration 1912 – Ottoman garrison surrenders …

Today in History for 8th November 2022: Historical Events 1900 – David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade and is promoted to captain 1935 – “Mutiny on the Bounty” directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936) 1942 – Vichy-France drops …

Today in History for 7th November 2022: Historical Events 1918 – Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany 1929 – Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building in New York 1942 – Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, …

Today in History for 6th November 2022: Historical Events 1928 – Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor 1939 – WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), 1st commercial TV station, begins service 1941 – USA lends Soviet Union $ 1 million 1941 – Einsatz Gruppe kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine 1950 – King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees …

Today in History for 5th November 2022: Historical Events 1499 – Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary 1811 – El Salvador’s 1st battle against Spain for independence 1873 – Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald …

Today in History for 4th November 2022: Historical Events 1501 – Philip de Blank and Juana “la Loca” depart to Spain 1929 – John L. Balderston’s play “Berkeley Square” starring Leslie Howard premieres in NYC 1981 – Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart” premieres in NYC 1990 – Iraq says it is preparing for a …

Today in History for 3rd November 2022: Historical Events 644 – Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed in Medina by Lu’lu, an enslaved Persian captive 1937 – Howie Morenz Memorial Game, Montreal Forum: NHL All-Stars beat Montreal All Stars, 6-5 1943 – P-47D Thunderbolt shot down above North Holland 1964 – For 1st …

Today in History for 2nd November 2022: Historical Events 1698 – Scottish settlers make landfall in Panama, establishing the ill-fated ‘Darien Venture’ colony 1852 – Franklin Pierce elected as President of US 1944 – Canadian troops occupy Knokke 1968 – “Her First Roman” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 17 performances 1995 – Spanish …

Today in History for 1st November 2022: Historical Events 1943 – Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area 1976 – “Don’t Step on My Olive Branch” opens at Playhouse NYC for 16 performances 1979 – Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US’s worst oil spill disaster …