Category: Today

On November 14, 1918, Czechoslovakia became a republic. Born on the same date in 1947, American writer P.J. O’Rourke.

November 13 is World Kindness Day, which has been celebrated in various countries since 1998. It is not an official celebratory day of the U.S.A., nor of the United Nations. But individuals are free to be kind this day . . . or any day, for that matter.

On November 12, 1905, Norwegians established, by referendum, a monarchy not a republic. Exactly 14 years later, to the day, Austria became a republic.

On November 11, 1889, the State of Washington was admitted as the 42nd State of the United States.

In 1921 on this date, US President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

On November 10, 1821, the First Cry of Independence in the Villa de los Santos (a small town in the interior of the country) occurred in Panama. The November 10 date has since become Panama’s “Cry of Independence Day” in the country. November is a month of independence celebrations in Panama, but the November 10 celebration marks the first signs of the struggle for separation from Spain.

On November 8, 1965, Queen Elizabeth gave her Royal Assent to The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom.

The U.S. Congress overrode President Richard M. Nixon’s veto of the War Powers Resolution, on November 7, 1973. This resolution ostensibly limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.

On November 6, 1844, the Dominican Republic adopted its first constitution.

On the same date in 1913, Mohandes K. Gandhi was arrested for participating in a march of Indian miners in South Africa.

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony defied the law to vote, and was later fined $100.

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony defied the law to vote, and was later fined $100.