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NOVEMBER 11, 1999
The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.
The House of Lords Act 1999 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the House of Lords, Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1960
A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.
On 11 November 1960, a failed coup attempt against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam was led by Lieutenant Colonel Vương Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1778
American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1918
Józef Piłsudski, appointed the commander-in-chief of Polish forces by the Regency Council, was entrusted with the creation of a national government for the newly independent Poland.
Józef Klemens Piłsudski[a] was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland. In the Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1805
War of the Third Coalition: French, Austrian and Russian units suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Dürenstein.
The War of the Third Coalition was a European conflict lasting from 1805 to 1806 and was the first conflict of the Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1813
War of 1812: British–Canadian forces repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal.
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1975
During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.
The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also known simply as the Dismissal, culminated on 11 November 1975 with the dismissal from office of Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1965
Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.
Rhodesia, officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1918
The armistice between the German Empire and the Allies was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France (signatories pictured).
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed in a railroad car, in the Compiègne Forest near the town of Compiègne, Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1880
Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne, in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve.
Bushrangers were armed robbers and outlaws who resided in the Australian bush between the 1780s and the early 20th century. The original Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1940
Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1920
In London, the Cenotaph was unveiled and the Unknown Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey in remembrance of the First World War.
The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1934
The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.
The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road. It was Read More
NOVEMBER 11, 1926
The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
The United States Numbered Highway System is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous Read More

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