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Nov 12, 1035
Canute the Great Dies
This man was a king of three nations. He was the king of England and then gained the Danish crown, followed by the Norwegian crown. For 7 years he was the king of 3 nations and very good at it. -
Nov 27, 1095
First Crusade is Called for by Pope Urban
This crusade was formed in order to retake the Holy Land from Muslim invaders. It was deemed a Holy War because it was done in the Lord's name and it was for a good cause. This Crusade did succeed, too. -
Nov 19, 1302
Pope Boniface Decrees the Unam Sanctam
This decree stated that the Pope has supreme power in the church. It also stated that the only way get eternal life would be to submit to the Pope an he would let you join the church. -
Nov 29, 1314
Philip IV of France has an Accident While Hunting
He was out hunting one day when a wild boar attacked him. During the attack he suffered a cerebral ictus and died a few weeks later in the same town where he was born. -
Nov 15, 1492
Columbus Notes Tobacco
In the New World, Columbus found many new plants and animals. One of those plants was tobacco. This plant would later become a major industry all over Europe and would be the main income of many colonies. -
Nov 28, 1520
Magellan Sets Sail Across Pacific
This great journey would become one that would be talked about for many years. Although Magellan himself did not go all the way around the world, some of his crew did finish it in Magellan's name. -
Gunpowder Plot is Learned by King James
This was one of the first accounts of a domestic terrorist attack attempt. Radicals had filled the basement of the Parliment building with gunpowder and were planning to blow it up while Parliament was in session. -
16,000 People Die in Venice
During the whole month of November, 16000 people died in the city of Venice from the Black Plague. This disease took out almost half of Europe's population and is one of the worst plagues ever. -
Samuel Pepys Makes First Blood Transfusion
This was a major medical breakthrough. Before if people lost blood, there was no way to get it back. Now if you lost blood, it could be given back to you from an outside source. -
Archaeologists Enter the Tomb of King Tut
This historical find is one of the most famous in world history. King Tut, who was a young king, was buried in the Valley of the Kings. In fact, his tomb was discovered on accident but it turned out to be a huge find. -
Stock Market Crashes
This infamous day, known as Black Tuesday, the whole world fell into the Great Depression. It would take ten years and a nother World War to pull the US and the entire world out of it. -
Nazis Launch Kristallnacht
This was a precursor to the Holocaust. The Nazis went and smashed Jewish and other minorities store fronts, windows, and anything glass. It instilled fear in many and started the hard times that the Jews would later face. -
FDR Elected to 4th Term
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elcted to his fourth presidential term on this date. He is one of the most celebrated US presidents and helped us out of the Great Depression and through most of WWII. -
Un Condemns Apartheid in South Africa
For many years, the country of South Africa had been segreagated. Finally in 1962, the UN had had enough. They placed harsh sanctions against them until they could change. -
Emperor Theodosius Bans All Pagan Worship
This action was done in an attempt to cut down on false religion and idol worship in Ancient Rome. One effect of this decision though, was that the Olympics would be cancelled as they were from Ancient Greece, a pagan people.
