Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 23, 1921 | Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, signs Willis–Campbell Act, into law, prohibiting doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes. |
| November 18, 1943 | World War II: Battle of Berlin: Four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew. |
| November 25, 1987 | Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm. |
| November 17, 1973 | The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital. |
| November 9, 1999 | TAESA Flight 725 crashes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board. |
| November 7, 1919 | The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities. |
| November 17, 1969 | Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. |
| November 12, 1970 | The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. |
| November 28, 1917 | The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia. |
| November 28, 1908 | A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor. |
| November 10, 1971 | In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft. |
| November 7, 1983 | United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused. |
| November 26, 1917 | The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France. |
| November 5, 1925 | Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. |
| November 11, 2004 | The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later. |
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