November 11
1620
The Mayflower Compact was signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. It would provide the basis for all governments of the American colonies.
1831
Former slave Nat Turner was executed.
1889
Washington became the 42nd state.
1918
The Allies and Germany signed an armistice ending World War I.
1921
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery.
1965
Rhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.
1992
The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.
2004
Yasir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died in Paris. Mahmoud Abbas was elected to take his place.
Birthdays
Feodor Dostoyevsky
1821–1881, Russian novelist.
Maude Adams
actress (1872)
George Patton
general (1885)
Howard Fast
author (1914)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
science fiction writer (1922)
Carlos Fuentes
writer, editor, and diplomat (1928)
LaVern Baker
singer (1929)
Barbara Boxer
senator (1940)
Calista Flockhart
actress (1964)
Leonardo DiCaprio
actor (1974)
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