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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[335]] – [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]], 20th [[List of Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Alexandria|pope of Alexandria]], is banished to [[Trier]] on the charge that he prevented a [[Cereal|grain]] fleet from sailing to [[Constantinople]]. * [[680]] – The [[Third Council of Constantinople|Sixth Ecumenical Council]] commences in Constantinople. * [[921]] – [[Treaty of Bonn]]: The Frankish kings [[Charles the Simple]] and [[Henry the Fowler]] sign a [[peace treaty]] or 'pact of friendship' ({{lang|la|[[friendship|amicitia]]}}) to recognize their borders along the [[Rhine]]. *[[1426]] – [[Lam Sơn uprising|{{lang|vi|Lam Sơn|nocat=y|italic=no}} uprising]]: {{lang|vi|Lam Sơn|italic=no}} rebels emerge victorious against the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] army in the [[Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động|Battle of {{lang|vi|Tốt Động – Chúc Động|italic=no|nocat=y}}]] taking place in {{lang|vi|Đông Quan|italic=no}}, in now [[Hanoi]]. *[[1492]] – The [[Ensisheim (meteorite)|Ensisheim meteorite]], the oldest [[meteorite]] with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a [[wheat]] field outside the village of [[Ensisheim]], [[Alsace]], France. *[[1504]] – [[Christopher Columbus]] returns from his fourth and last voyage.<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=20|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1619]] – [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia|Elizabeth Stuart]] is [[coronation|crowned]] [[Queen of Bohemia]]. *[[1665]] – ''[[The London Gazette]]'', the oldest surviving journal, is first published. *[[1723]] – [[O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60|''O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort'', BWV 60]], a dialogue cantata by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] for Leipzig, was first performed.<!-- 300 years ago this year--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000076?lang=en |title=O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort |website=www.bach-digital.de|access-date=2023-09-24|quote=BWV 60; BC A 161}} [[Bach Digital]]</ref> *[[1775]] – [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore|John Murray]] (also known as Lord Dunmore), the [[Royal Governor of Virginia|Royal Governor]] of the [[Colony of Virginia]], starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing [[Dunmore's Proclamation|Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation]], which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British. *[[1786]] – The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the [[Stoughton Musical Society]]. *[[1811]] – [[Tecumseh's War]]: The [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] is fought near present-day [[Battle Ground, Indiana]], United States. *[[1837]] – In [[Alton, Illinois]], [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] printer [[Elijah P. Lovejoy]] is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time. *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Belmont]]: In [[Belmont, Missouri]], [[United States|Union]] forces led by [[General]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]] overrun a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive. * 1861 – The first [[Melbourne Cup]] horse race is held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. *[[1874]] – A [[cartoon]] by [[Thomas Nast]] in ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'', is considered the first important use of an [[elephant]] as a symbol for the [[Republican Party (United States)|United States Republican Party]]. *[[1881]] – [[Mapuche uprising of 1881]]: [[Mapuche]] rebels destroy the Chilean settlement of [[Nueva Imperial]] after defenders fled to the hills.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bengoa |first=José |author-link=José Bengoa |title=Historia del pueblo mapuche: Siglos XIX y XX |year=2000 |edition=7th |publisher=[[LOM Ediciones]] |isbn=956-282-232-X |pages=304–305}}</ref> *[[1885]] – The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the [[Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Last Spike]] ceremony at [[Craigellachie, British Columbia]]. *[[1893]] – [[Women's suffrage in the United States|Women's suffrage]]: Women in the U.S. state of [[Colorado]] are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so. *1893 – An anarchist [[Liceu bombing|throws two bombs in Barcelona's Liceu opera house]], killing 20<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XMRqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT82 | title=Assassins against the Old Order: Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin de Siecle Europe | isbn=978-0-252-05056-5 | last1=Pernicone | first1=Nunzio | last2=Ottanelli | first2=Fraser | date=2018 | publisher=University of Illinois Press }}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Second Boer War]]: The [[Battle of Leliefontein|Battle of {{lang|af|Leliefontein|italic=no|nocat=y}}]] takes place, during which the [[Royal Canadian Dragoons]] win three [[Victoria Cross]]es. ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – {{lang|es|[[Jesús García]]|italic=no}} saves the entire town of {{lang|es|[[Nacozari de García]]|italic=no}} by driving a burning train full of [[dynamite]] {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=off|spell=in}} away before it can explode. *[[1910]] – The first [[air freight]] shipment (from [[Dayton, Ohio]], to [[Columbus, Ohio]]) is undertaken by the [[Wright brothers]] and department store owner Max Morehouse. *[[1912]] – The {{lang|de|Deutsche Opernhaus|italic=no}} (now {{lang|de|[[Deutsche Oper Berlin]]|italic=no}}) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of [[Charlottenburg]], with a production of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s ''[[Fidelio]]''. *[[1913]] – The first day of the [[Great Lakes Storm of 1913]], a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $159,243,000 in 2024 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date. *[[1914]] – The [[German Empire|German]] colony of [[Jiaozhou Bay|Kiaochow Bay]] and its centre at [[Qingdao|Tsingtao]] are captured by Japanese forces. *[[1916]] – [[Jeannette Rankin]] is the first woman [[1916 United States House of Representatives elections|elected]] to the [[United States Congress]]. * 1916 – [[Woodrow Wilson]] is [[1916 United States presidential election|reelected]] as [[President of the United States]]. * 1916 – [[Boston Elevated Railway|Boston Elevated Railway Company's]] streetcar No. 393 [[Summer Street Bridge disaster|smashes]] through the warning gates of the open [[Summer Street Bridge|Summer Street drawbridge]] in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], plunging into the frigid waters of [[Fort Point Channel]], killing 46 people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/29/trolleydisaster/c451CX1qx9SpPo5tJAupFP/story.html |title=Street Car Plunge 46 Drowned |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |date=29 October 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016 }}</ref> *[[1917]] – The [[October Revolution]], which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of [[25 October]], occurs, according to the Gregorian calendar; on this date, the Bolsheviks storm the [[Winter Palace]]. * 1917 – [[World War I]]: The [[Third Battle of Gaza]] ends, with British forces capturing [[Gaza City|Gaza]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]. *[[1918]] – The [[1918 influenza epidemic]] spreads to [[Western Samoa]], killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. * 1918 – [[Kurt Eisner]] overthrows the [[Wittelsbach dynasty]] in the [[Kingdom of Bavaria]]. *[[1919]] – The first [[Palmer Raids|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. *[[1920]] – [[Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow]] issues a decree that leads to the formation of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. *[[1929]] – In New York City, the [[Museum of Modern Art]] opens to the public. *[[1931]] – The [[Chinese Soviet Republic]] is proclaimed on the anniversary of the [[October Revolution]]. *[[1933]] – [[Fiorello H. La Guardia]] is elected the 99th [[mayor of New York City]]. *[[1936]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The [[Madrid Defense Council]] is formed to coordinate the [[Siege of Madrid|Defense of Madrid]] against [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|nationalist forces]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Colodny|first=Robert Garland|title=The Struggle for Madrid: The Central Epic of the Spanish Conflict, 1936–37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBdHOGvRzc8C&pg=PA52|access-date=2015-06-29 |date=2009|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-3924-2|page=52}}</ref> *[[1940]] – In [[Tacoma, Washington]], the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)|original Tacoma Narrows Bridge]] collapses in a [[windstorm]], a mere four months after the bridge's completion. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: Soviet [[hospital ship]] ''[[Armenia (Soviet hospital ship)|Armenia]]'' is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several [[Crimea]]n hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking. *[[1944]] – Soviet spy [[Richard Sorge]], a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring. * 1944 – [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] is [[1944 United States presidential election|elected]] for a record fourth term as President of the United States. *[[1949]] – The first oil was taken in [[Neft Daşları|Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları)]], the world's oldest offshore oil platform. *[[1956]] – [[Suez Crisis]]: The [[United Nations General Assembly]] adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and [[Israel]] to immediately withdraw their troops from [[Egypt]]. * 1956 – [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]]: [[János Kádár]] returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated. *[[1957]] – [[Cold War]]: The [[Gaither Report]] calls for more American missiles and [[fallout shelter]]s. *[[1967]] – [[Carl Stokes|Carl B. Stokes]] is elected as Mayor of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], becoming the first [[African American]] mayor of a major American city. * 1967 – US President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signs the [[Public Broadcasting Act of 1967]], establishing the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]]. *[[1972]] – [[1972 United States presidential election|United States presidential election]]: U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] is re-elected in the largest landslide victory at the time. *[[1973]] – The [[United States Congress]] overrides President [[Richard Nixon]]'s veto of the [[War Powers Resolution]], which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval. *[[1975]] – In [[Bangladesh]], a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel [[Abu Taher]] that ousts and kills Brigadier [[Khaled Mosharraf]], freeing the then [[house arrest|house-arrested]] [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army|army chief]] and future [[President of Bangladesh|president]] [[Major General]] [[Ziaur Rahman]]. *[[1982]] – Colonel [[Saye Zerbo]], president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a [[1982 Upper Voltan coup d'état|coup d'état]] led by Colonel [[Gabriel Yoryan Somé]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kandeh|first=Jimmy D.|date=2004|title=Coups from Below: Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa |url=https://archive.org/details/coupsfrombelowar00kand|url-access=limited|location=[[Basingstoke]]|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|page=123|isbn=140-397-877-8}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[1983 United States Senate bombing|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. * 1983 – [[Cold War]]: The [[command post exercise]] [[Able Archer 83]] begins, eventually leading to the [[Soviet Union]] to place air units in [[East Germany]] and [[Polish People's Republic|Poland]] on alert, for fear that [[NATO]] was preparing for war<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB426/ |title=The 1983 War Scare: 'The Last Paroxysm' of the Cold War: Part I |editor1-first=Nate |editor1-last=Jones |editor2-first=Lauren |editor2-last=Harper |work=National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 426 |publisher=National Security Archive at [[George Washington University]] |date=2013-05-16 |access-date=2020-11-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB427/docs/6.b.%20Exercise%20Able%20Archer%2083%20SHAPE%20March%202013%20NATO.pdf |title=Exercise Scenario |publisher=National Security Archive at [[George Washington University]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616055025/http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB427/docs/6.b.%20Exercise%20Able%20Archer%2083%20SHAPE%20March%202013%20NATO.pdf |archive-date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2020-11-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1987]] – In [[Tunisia]], president [[Habib Bourguiba]] is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]]. * 1987 – The [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) system in [[Singapore]] opens for passenger service.<ref>{{cite news |title=MRT: Set to roll |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871106-1.2.38.1 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=6 November 1987 |page=20}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Douglas Wilder]] wins the governor's seat in [[Virginia]], becoming the first elected [[African American]] governor in the United States. * 1989 – [[David Dinkins]] becomes the first [[African American]] to be elected [[Mayor of New York City]]. * 1989 – [[East Germany|East German]] Prime Minister [[Willi Stoph]], along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests. *[[1990]] – [[Mary Robinson]] becomes the first woman to be elected [[President of Ireland|President of the Republic of Ireland]]. *[[1991]] – [[Magic Johnson]] announces that he is [[HIV]]-positive and retires from the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. *[[1994]] – [[WXYC]], the student radio station of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], launches the world's first [[webcast|internet radio broadcast]]. *[[1996]] – [[NASA]] launches the [[Mars Global Surveyor]]. * 1996 – [[ADC Airlines Flight 086]] crashes into the [[Lagos Lagoon]] in [[Epe, Lagos State]], [[Nigeria]], killing all 144 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231 5N-BBG Ejirin|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961107-0|access-date=2021-11-07|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2000]] – The controversial [[2000 United States presidential election|US presidential election]] is later resolved in the [[Bush v. Gore]] Supreme Court case, electing [[George W. Bush]] as the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|43rd]] [[President of the United States]]. * 2000 – The U.S. [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] discovers one of the country's largest [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] [[William Leonard Pickard|labs]] inside a converted military [[missile silo]] in [[Wamego, Kansas]]. *[[2004]] – [[Iraq War]]: The interim government of [[Iraq]] calls for a 60-day [[state of emergency]] as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of [[Fallujah]]. *[[2007]] – The [[Jokela school shooting]] in [[Jokela]], [[Tuusula]], Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people. *[[2012]] – An [[2012 Guatemala earthquake|earthquake]] off the Pacific coast of [[Guatemala]] kills at least 52 people. *[[2017]] – [[Shamshad TV]] is attacked by armed gunmen and [[suicide bomber]]s, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] claims responsibility for the attack. *[[2020]] – [[Joe Biden]] is [[2020 United States presidential election|elected]] the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|46th]] [[president of the United States]], defeating incumbent [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-08 |title=Biden defeats Trump for White House, says 'time to heal' |url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-wins-white-house-ap-fd58df73aa677acb74fce2a69adb71f9 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=AP NEWS}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[António Costa]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] following news of [[2023 Portuguese government corruption investigation|an investigation in a corruption scandal]] implicating members of his cabinet.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Demony |first1=Catarina |last2=Khalip |first2=Andrei |last3=Demony |first3=Catarina |date=2023-11-07 |title=Portuguese PM steps down amid lithium, hydrogen corruption probe |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portuguese-prosecutors-search-government-buildings-lithium-investigation-2023-11-07/ |access-date=2023-11-07}}</ref>
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