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November

30 dates, 240 cited events. Every entry links to the day’s full story.

  1. 1Nov

    U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as…

    8 moments from the American record, 1765 to 1982 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 306th day of the year.

    John Taylor, b. 1808★ Liberty Day

  2. 2Nov

    U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther…

    8 moments from the American record, 1880 to 1984 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 307th day of the year.

    Conrad Weiser, b. 1696★ International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

  3. 3Nov

    The Chicago Daily Tribune published the erroneous headline "Dewey…

    8 moments from the American record, 1868 to 2014 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 308th day of the year.

    Robert Smith, b. 1757★ Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986.

  4. 4Nov

    World War II

    8 moments from the American record, 1791 to 2008 · 5 births. The 309th day of the year.

    Benjamin Robbins Curtis, b. 1809

  5. 5Nov

    Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States

    8 moments from the American record, 1862 to 2024 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 310th day of the year.

    Charles Chauncy, b. 1592★ Bank Transfer Day

  6. 6Nov

    Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United…

    8 moments from the American record, 1860 to 2012 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 311th day of the year.

    Joseph Smith III, b. 1832★ International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

  7. 7Nov

    Future U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant engaged in his first…

    8 moments from the American record, 1861 to 2000 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 312th day of the year.

    Alfred Kelley, b. 1789★ National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees.

  8. 8Nov

    John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United…

    8 moments from the American record, 1932 to 2016 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 313th day of the year.

    William Wirt, b. 1772★ International Day of Radiology

  9. 9Nov

    The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor

    8 moments from the American record, 1780 to 1998 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 314th day of the year.

    Benjamin Banneker, b. 1731★ World Freedom Day

  10. 10Nov

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War…

    8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2008 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 315th day of the year.

    Samuel Gridley Howe, b. 1801★ United States Marine Corps birthday

  11. 11Nov

    British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the…

    8 moments from the American record, 1778 to 1993 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 316th day of the year.

    Thomas Bailey Aldrich, b. 1836★ End of World War I-related observances:

  12. 12Nov

    As part of Vietnamization, U.S. President Richard Nixon sets…

    8 moments from the American record, 1892 to 2001 · 5 births. The 317th day of the year.

    Thaddeus William Harris, b. 1795

  13. 13Nov

    American forces captured Montreal without significant opposition…

    8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2001 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 318th day of the year.

    John Dickinson, b. 1732★ Sadie Hawkins Day

  14. 14Nov

    As a result of budget conflicts between President Bill Clinton…

    8 moments from the American record, 1851 to 2008 · 5 births. The 319th day of the year.

    Robert Fulton, b. 1765

  15. 15Nov

    Union army general William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to…

    8 moments from the American record, 1777 to 1988 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 320th day of the year.

    Christoph von Graffenried, b. 1661★ America Recycles Day

  16. 16Nov

    U.S. president Richard Nixon signed an act authorizing the…

    8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 2020 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 321st day of the year.

    James McHenry, b. 1753★ International Day for Tolerance

  17. 17Nov

    Watergate scandal

    8 moments from the American record, 1800 to 2013 · 5 births. The 322nd day of the year.

    Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, b. 1753

  18. 18Nov

    U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155…

    8 moments from the American record, 1901 to 2013 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 323rd day of the year.

    Asa Gray, b. 1810★ National Day

  19. 19Nov

    U.S. president Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address…

    8 moments from the American record, 1794 to 2005 · 5 births. The 324th day of the year.

    Benjamin Chew, b. 1722

  20. 20Nov

    New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of…

    8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 1998 · 5 births. The 325th day of the year.

    Oliver Wolcott, b. 1726

  21. 21Nov

    Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin…

    8 moments from the American record, 1789 to 1985 · 5 births. The 326th day of the year.

    Josiah Bartlett, b. 1729

  22. 22Nov

    U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor…

    8 moments from the American record, 1797 to 1995 · 5 births. The 327th day of the year.

    Abigail Adams, b. 1744

  23. 23Nov

    Battle of Chattanooga begins

    8 moments from the American record, 1863 to 2011 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 328th day of the year.

    Edward Rutledge, b. 1749★ Repudiation Day

  24. 24Nov

    World War II

    8 moments from the American record, 1863 to 1969 · 5 births. The 329th day of the year.

    Zachary Taylor, b. 1784

  25. 25Nov

    American Indian Wars

    8 moments from the American record, 1783 to 1986 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 330th day of the year.

    Robert Townsend, b. 1753★ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

  26. 26Nov

    A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as…

    8 moments from the American record, 1789 to 2000 · 5 births. The 331st day of the year.

    Henry Dunster, b. 1609

  27. 27Nov

    President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the "Let Us Continue" speech

    8 moments from the American record, 1839 to 1973 · 5 births. The 332nd day of the year.

    Robert R. Livingston, b. 1746

  28. 28Nov

    The Confederate States of America accept a rival state…

    8 moments from the American record, 1785 to 1965 · 5 births. The 333rd day of the year.

    John Lloyd Stephens, b. 1805

  29. 29Nov

    The Confederate Army of Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush…

    8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 1979 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 334th day of the year.

    The Public Universal Friend, b. 1752★ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

  30. 30Nov

    The Confederate Army of Tennessee led by General John Bell Hood…

    8 moments from the American record, 1864 to 2000 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 335th day of the year.

    William Livingston, b. 1723★ National Day