This Week In History
Let’s learn about our past!
11/9
1871: Explorer Henry Stanley, according to his journal, famously greeted fellow explorer David Livingstone—who was searching for the source of the Nile River—with the words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
11/10
1918: At 5:00 a.m. on this day the Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice in the railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch, commander of the Allied armies, and six hours later, World War I came to an end.
1990: Japanese Emperor Akihito—traditionally considered the 125th direct descendant of Jimmu, Japan's legendary first emperor—was formally enthroned, almost two years after the passing of his father, Hirohito.
11/11
11/12
2015: Terrorists carried out coordinated attacks across Paris and its surroundings, with the deadliest assault taking place at the Bataclan theatre and concert hall; in total, at least 130 people were killed and over 350 wounded.
11/13
1962: The Ethiopian parliament and Eritrean Assembly unanimously voted to abolish Eritrea's federal status, turning Eritrea—now independent since 1993—into a regular province of the Ethiopian empire.
1988: Benazir Bhutto was elected prime minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman in modern history to lead a Muslim-majority country; she served from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996.
11/14
11/15
1989: A longstanding symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall—built in 1961 and stretching 28 miles (45 km) to separate West and East Berlin—was opened by the East German government.