Universal Children’s Day – This day aims to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. It was established by the United Nations in 1954.
Africa Industrialization Day – This day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989 to raise awareness about the importance of industrialization in Africa’s economic development and to mobilize support for the continent’s industrialization.
Transgender Day of Remembrance – This day is observed to honor the memory of transgender individuals who have lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence. It was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender advocate, to memorialize the murder of transgender woman Rita Hester.
World Philosophy Day – This day was introduced by UNESCO in 2002 to promote philosophical reflection and encourage public debate on important social issues. It is celebrated every third Thursday of November.
National Absurdity Day – This humorous holiday celebrates the absurd and the ridiculous in life. It’s a day to let loose, have some fun, and enjoy the nonsensical things in life.
284 – Roman Emperor Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by the army.
1194 – Palermo, the capital of Sicily, is conquered by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI.
1620 – The Mayflower Compact is signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower, which is anchored at what is now Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts.
1789 – New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
1910 – Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and Pascual Orozco launch an unsuccessful uprising against Mexican President Porfirio Díaz.
1945 – The Nuremberg Trials begin, prosecuting Nazi officials for war crimes committed during World War II.
1985 – Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, called Windows 1.0.
1998 – The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
2013 – NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft is launched to study the Martian atmosphere.
