Gaecheonjeol, the date when Hwanung (환웅) descended from heaven to live with mankind, celebrated as South Korea's National Foundation Day.

Gaecheonjeol

Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.

VercingetorixJulius CaesarBattle of Alesia

First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius.

Battle of PhilippiSecond TriumvirateMark AntonyAugustusMarcus Junius Brutus the Younger

Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.

Theodosius IPeace treatyGothsBalkans

Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, is the first nobleman to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.

Dafydd ap GruffyddGwyneddHanged, drawn and quartered

Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.

Muhammed VII, Sultan of GranadaEmirate of Granada

The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.

Siege of LeidenWatergeuzen

The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.

Qing dynastyShi LangTaiwanKingdom of TungningZheng Keshuang

The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

James Graham, 1st Duke of MontroseRob Roy MacGregor

The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-39.

Treaty of Niš (1739)Ottoman Empire

George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US

George WashingtonThanksgiving (United States)

Slave rebel leader Tula executed in Curaçao

Tula (Curaçao)Curaçao

American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.

Edgar Allan PoeBaltimoreDeath of Edgar Allan Poe

The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.

Thanksgiving (United States)Abraham Lincoln

The Bloomingdale brothers open their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.

Bloomingdale's

Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.

KintpuashModoc War

U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels under the command of Benjamín Zeledón at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.

Benjamín ZeledónBattle of Coyotepe Hill

King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.

Boris III of Bulgaria

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series.

Cincinnati RedsAdolfo Luque1919 World Series

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesKingdom of Yugoslavia

The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland - Left is founded following a split in DSAP in Łódź.

German Socialist Labour Party in Poland - LeftGerman Socialist Labour Party in PolandŁódź

Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Iraq

Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono.

Second Italo-Abyssinian WarDe Bono's invasion of AbyssiniaEthiopiaEmilio De Bono

Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.

SpaceflightV-2 rocketTest Stand VIIPeenemünde

WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.

WERD (defunct)Atlanta

Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.

Korean WarFirst Battle of Maryang San

The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.

Operation HurricaneNuclear weapon

The California State Superior Court rules that Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.

Superior Courts of CaliforniaAllen GinsbergHowl

Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.

Project MercuryMercury-Atlas 8Cape CanaveralAstronautWally Schirra

A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule.

1963 Honduran coup d'état