On This Day: November 22, 1819 – Author George Eliot is born
The author George Eliota controversial figure of her time, was born Mary…
On This Day: November 23, 1644 – John Milton publishes “Areopagites” against censorship
In the 16th century there was a huge "explosion" in the amount…
On This Day: November 16, 1849 – Dostoyevsky is sentenced to death
The famous Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky he was born into a…
On This Day: November 17, 1869 – The opening of the Suez Canal
OR Industrial Revolution it was instrumental in the development of shipping, drastically…
On This Day: November 18, 1940 – Hitler scolds Ciano for the progress of the Italian invasion of Greece
November 18, 1940 A rather enigmatic Ribbentrop meets me in Salzburg. Before…
On This Day: November 8, 1644 – The Qing Dynasty on the throne of China
On November 8, 1644, an important change occurred in the imperial China.…
On This Day: November 9, 1867 – The “Meiji Restoration” begins in Japan
In the 19th century, major world powers began to expand their influence…
Today: November 10, 1444 – The Battle of Varna
The period of coexistence of the small Balkan principalities, the Byzantine Empire…
On This Day: November 11, 2004 – Yasser Arafat dies
"After inadvertently keeping the world in suspense, o Yasser Arafat or Abu…
On This Day: November 12, 1980 – Voyager 1 sends back the first pictures of Saturn’s rings
On November 12, 1980, the Voyager 1 spacecraft NASA made history by…
