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Nov 12, 1035
canute the great dies
Canute was a Danish king who ruled over a Saxon-Danish kingdom in England from 1016 until his death in 1035 -
Oct 30, 1270
8th crusade
The Eighth Crusade was launched in 1270 by King Louis IX of France. This crusade was called just 16 years after the Seventh Crusade. The Mamluks were now very powerful in the Middle East and were conquering the little territory left of the crusaders. -
Nov 19, 1302
pope Boniface decres the unam sanctam
The Bull "Unam Sanctam", in which Pope Boniface VIII asserted his rights against King Phillip the Fair of France, is a landmark in the history of the doctrine of Papal Primacy. -
Nov 15, 1492
columbus discovers tobacco
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Oct 31, 1517
martin luther nails 95 theses to church doors
The purpose of the 95 Theses was to invite local scholars to a disputation on indulgences. -
Nov 18, 1558
Elizebeth I ascends English throne upon death of queen
18 November 1558 the British Queen, Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne following the death of her half-sister, Mary. -
king james learns of gun powder plot
Early in the morning, King James I of England learns that a plot to explode the Parliament building has been foiled, hours before he was scheduled to sit with the rest of the British government in a general parliamentary session. -
first blood transfusion
The first recorded successful blood transfusion occurs in England: Physician Richard Lower keeps dog alive by transfusing blood from other dogs. -
President Wilson says US will never attack another country again
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stock market crahses
stock market crashed in 1929 losing billions of dollars -
Nazis launch Kristalhacht
Kristallnacht, literally, "Night of Crystal," is often referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass." The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938, throughout Germany, annexed Austria, and in areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia recently occupied by German troops. -
FDR elected 4th term
On this day in 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms. -
piltdown man hoax
"Piltdown Man Hoax Is Exposed," announced the New York Times on November 21, 1953. "Part of the skull of the Piltdown man, one of the most famous fossil skulls in the world, has been declared a hoax by authorities at the British Natural History Museum," -
UN condems apraptheid
On Nov. 6, 1962, the United Nations formally condemned Apartheid in South Africa. Adopted 51 years ago today, UN General Assembly Resolution 1761 implored member nations to halt all diplomatic, military, and economic relations with South Africa, stating that the country's racial policy "seriously endangers international peace and security." -
50th ann. JFK
U.S. President John F. Kennedy was remembered as a transcendent leader of a rising nation at a ceremony in Dallas on Friday, the 50th anniversary of his assassination, while bitterness remained for many who disbelieve the official story of how he died. -
Emperor Theodosus bans all pagen worship
Emperor theo banned olympics due to pagen god worshiping
