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What Happened On November 13

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1833: Great Meteor Storm of 1833. 1642: First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex. 1967: The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. 1841: James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism. 1642: First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London. 1945: FC Dynamo Moscow opened their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the attendance record for a British club football match. 1940: Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. 2012: A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific. 2001: War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States. 1996: As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number,

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1833 Oddly true
Great Meteor Storm of 1833.
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1642 First ever
First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1967 Weird
The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1841 First ever
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1642 First ever
First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1945 Oddly true
FC Dynamo Moscow opened their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the attendance record for a British club football match.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1940 First ever
Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Oddly true
A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2001 First ever
War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1996 First ever
As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number,
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2022A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing. Wikipedia →
2015Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War. Wikipedia →
2012A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific. Wikipedia →
2002Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441. Wikipedia →
2001War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States. Wikipedia →
2000Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada. Wikipedia →
1996As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number, Wikipedia →
1995Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire. Wikipedia →
1995Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66. Wikipedia →
1994In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union. Wikipedia →
1993China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 crashes on approach to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Ürümqi, China, killing 12 people. Wikipedia →
1992The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented. Wikipedia →
1991The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR. Wikipedia →
1990In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day. Wikipedia →
1989Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father. Wikipedia →
1985The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Wikipedia →
1985Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor. Wikipedia →
1982Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 18) leads to significant changes in the sport. Wikipedia →
1982The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. Wikipedia →
1970Bhola cyclone: A 240 km/h (150 mph) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. Wikipedia →
1969Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death. Wikipedia →
1967The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. Wikipedia →
1966In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu. Wikipedia →
1966All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crashes into the Seto Inland Sea near Matsuyama Airport in Japan, killing 50 people. Wikipedia →
1965The SS Yarmouth Castle catches fire and sinks, killing 87. Wikipedia →
1956The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott. Wikipedia →
1954Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators. Wikipedia →
1950General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas. Wikipedia →
1947The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. Wikipedia →
1945FC Dynamo Moscow open their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the record attendance for a British club football match. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign. Wikipedia →
1940Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow. Wikipedia →
1927The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. Wikipedia →
1922The United States Supreme Court upholds mandatory vaccinations for public school students in Zucht v. King. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia →
1917World War I: beginning of the First Battle of Monte Grappa (in Italy known as the "First Battle of the Piave"). The Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces, despite help from the German Alpenkorps and numerical superiority, will fail their offensive against the Italian Army now led by its new chief of staff Armando Diaz. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription. Wikipedia →
1914Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri. Wikipedia →
1901The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster occurs, killing 9 of the 12 crew members. Wikipedia →
189313 November stabbing is committed by Léon Léauthier during the Ère des attentats. This is an influential event in the birth of modern terrorism. Wikipedia →
1887Bloody Sunday clashes in central London. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Bull's Gap ends in a Union rout as Confederates under Major General John C. Breckinridge pursue them to Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. Wikipedia →
1851The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, before moving to the other side of Elliott Bay to what would become Seattle. Wikipedia →
1841James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism. Wikipedia →
1833Great Meteor Storm of 1833. Wikipedia →
1809A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809. Wikipedia →
1775American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal. Wikipedia →
1715Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive. Wikipedia →
1642First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London. Wikipedia →
1160Louis VII of France marries Adela of Champagne. Wikipedia →
1093Battle of Alnwick: in an English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotland, and his son Edward, are killed. Wikipedia →
1002English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2020The Guardian
Philadelphia city council apologises for deadly 1985 Move bombing
Resolution apologises for ‘enduring harm’ caused by bombing of house occupied by members of black liberation group
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2016The Guardian
Billie Piper wins Evening Standard award for 'breathtaking' performance
Actor and former pop star hailed for stage portrayal of woman struggling to conceive in Yerma at the Young Vic
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1968The New York Times
Only Brown, Yale Stand in Way Of Undefeated Harvard Eleven
THE last time Harvard posted an undefeated football record was in 1913. The last time a Crimson squad won its first s…
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