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A crowd gathers in front of Buckingham Palace in London to celebrate the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Associated Press<\/p>\n

On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.
\n1620- Forty-one Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.”
\n1831- Former slave Nat Turner, who had led a violent insurrection, was executed in Jerusalem, Va.
\n1889- Washington became the 42nd state.
\n1921- President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
\n1965- Rhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.
\n1972- The U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Binh to the South Vietnamese army, symbolizing the end of direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
\n1992- The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.
\n1998- Israel’s Cabinet narrowly ratified a land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians.
\n2000- Republicans went to court seeking an order to block manual recounts from continuing in Florida’s presidential election.
\n2000- A cable car crammed with skiers and snowboarders caught fire while being pulled through an Alpine tunnel in Austria, killing 155 people.
\n2004- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in Paris at age 75.
\n2008- Country singer Taylor Swift’s album “Fearless” was released.<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays:
\nU.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., turns 75 years old today.
\nFuzzy Zoeller, Golfer, 64
\nMarshall Crenshaw, Rock singer, 62
\nDemi Moore, Actress, 53
\nCalista Flockhart, Actress (“Ally McBeal”), 51
\nCarson Kressley, TV personality (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”), 46
\nLeonardo DiCaprio, Actor, 41
\nMark Sanchez, Football player, 29<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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