Each date on the calendar has at least one notable or important (or maybe only humorous) event in history. Here's a selection of November's memorable dates in history.
November 1 The bra was patented (1914)
November 2 Peter The Great became Emperor of Russia (1721)
November 3 First Opium War between China and Britain (1839)
November 6 Abraham Lincoln elected President of U.S. (1860)
November 8 Montana became 41st state (1889)
November 9 Giant Pandas were discovered in China (1927)
November 10 Sesame Street premiered on PBS television (1969)
November 13 Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River opened to the public, connecting New York and New Jersey (1927)
November 14 First streetcar went into operation (1832)
November 15 The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, the forerunner of U.S. Constitution (1777)
November 19 Abraham Lincoln gave Gettysburg Address (1863)
November 22 President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas, (1963)
November 23 A patent was issued for a horseshoe manufacturing machine (1835)
November 24 Charles Darwin published his theories on evolution, "On The Origin Of The Species" to great controversy (1859)
November 26 First lion exhibited in America (1716)
November 28 "Grande Ole Opry" debuted on radio (1925)
November 30 United States and Great Britain signed peace treaty in Paris formally ending the Revolutionary War (1782)
These certainly aren't the only notable historical events to happen in November, but it's a fair cross-section.
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