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12th November 1990: World Wide Web first proposed

On the 12th November 1990, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first formal proposal for the World Wide ...

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when representatives from the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of ...

10th November 1969: Sesame Street first broadcast

On the 10th November 1969, the American children’s television show Sesame Street was broadcast for the first ...

9th November 1918: Wilhelm II abdicates as Kaiser of Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia after the German Revolution took ...

8th November 1923: The Nazis begin the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich

On the 8th November 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch took place when Adolf Hitler along with First World War hero Erich Ludendorff led an attempted coup against the Weimar Government by trying to seize power in the Bavarian city of ...

7th November 1492: Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact

The oldest meteorite with a known date of impact crashed into a wheat field outside the Alsatian town of ...

6th November 1975: Sex Pistols play their first gig

On the 6th November 1975, the Sex Pistols played their first gig at St. Martin's College of Art in ...

5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third term as President of the United ...

4th November 1979: The Iran hostage crisis begins

On the 4th November 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began when a group of Iranian students from a group called the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line stormed the American Embassy in ...

3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy

The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of ...