This week in history
November 12th.
Nothing landed on November 12 exactly, but 54 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
21 stories within seven days of 12 November
November 5, 2024Wikipedia · "2024 United States presidential election"2024 United States Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 5, 2021Wikipedia · "Astroworld Festival crowd crush"Astroworld Festival Crowd Crush TragedyUnited States
November 5, 1912Wikipedia · "1912 United States presidential election"1912 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 6, 1956Wikipedia · "1956 United States presidential election"1956 United States Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 6, 1900Wikipedia · "1900 United States presidential election"1900 US Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 6, 1860Wikipedia · "1860 United States presidential election"US Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 6, 1860Wikipedia · "United States"United States Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 7, 2000Wikipedia · "2000 United States presidential election"2000 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
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November 7, 1917Wikipedia · "Russian Civil War"Russian Civil War Beginssomewhere in Russia
November 7, 1916Wikipedia · "1916 United States presidential election"1916 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 7, 1876Wikipedia · "1876 United States presidential election"U.S. Presidential Election (1876)somewhere in the United States
November 7, 1848Wikipedia · "1848 United States presidential election"1848 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 7, 1659Wikipedia · "Treaty of the Pyrenees"Treaty of the Pyreneessomewhere in Spain
November 8, 2016Wikipedia · "2016 United States presidential election"2016 US Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 8, 1960Wikipedia · "1960 United States presidential election"1960 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 8, 1932Wikipedia · "1932 United States presidential election"1932 United States Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 16, 1942Wikipedia · "Kokoda Track campaign"Kokoda Track CampaignAustralia
November 16, 1794Wikipedia · "Kościuszko Uprising"Kościuszko Uprisingsomewhere in Poland
November 17, 1989Wikipedia · "Velvet Revolution"Velvet Revolution Topples Communismsomewhere in Czechoslovakia
November 18, 1978Wikipedia · "1978"1978 Jonestown Murder-Suicidesomewhere in Guyana
November 19, 1863Wikipedia · "Gettysburg Address"Lincoln's Gettysburg Addresssomewhere in the United States
Elsewhere in November
28 stories
November 1, 1922Wikipedia · "Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire"Fall of the Ottoman Empire Officiallysomewhere in Turkey
November 1, 1755Wikipedia · "1755 Lisbon earthquake"Lisbon Earthquake Destroys CityPortugal
November 2, 1948Wikipedia · "1948 United States presidential election"1948 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 2, 1920Wikipedia · "1920 United States presidential election"1920 US Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 2, 1880Wikipedia · "1880 United States presidential election"1880 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 3, 1992Wikipedia · "1992 United States presidential election"1992 United States Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 3, 1964Wikipedia · "1964 United States presidential election"U.S. Presidential Election of 1964somewhere in the United States
November 3, 1936Wikipedia · "1936 United States presidential election"1936 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
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November 3, 1896Wikipedia · "1896 United States presidential election"1896 United States Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 4, 2008Wikipedia · "2008 United States presidential election"Election of Barack Obamasomewhere in the United States
November 4, 1980Wikipedia · "1980 United States presidential election"1980 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 4, 1952Wikipedia · "1952 United States presidential election"1952 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 4, 1924Wikipedia · "1924 United States presidential election"1924 U.S. Presidential Electionsomewhere in the United States
November 20, 2022Wikipedia · "2022 FIFA World Cup"2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatarsomewhere in Qatar
November 20, 1975Wikipedia · "Spanish transition to democracy"Spanish Transition to Democracysomewhere in Spain
November 20, 1945Wikipedia · "Nuremberg trials"Nuremberg Trials BeginGermany
November 20, 1921Wikipedia · "1921 Belgian general election"1920 Belgian General Electionsomewhere in Belgium
November 21, 2013Wikipedia · "Euromaidan"Euromaidan Protests Ukrainesomewhere in Ukraine
November 22, 2004Wikipedia · "Orange Revolution"Orange Revolution in Ukrainesomewhere in Ukraine
November 22, 1963Wikipedia · "Assassination of John F. Kennedy"Assassination of John F. KennedyUnited States
November 22, 1956Paasikivi · via Wikipedia1956 Summer Olympics Melbournesomewhere in Australia
November 24, 1885Wikipedia · "1885 United Kingdom general election"British General Electionsomewhere in the United Kingdom
November 26, 2008"The Taj Mahal Hotel" by Debjyotiarr is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.Mumbai Terrorist Attacks & 26/11India
November 27, 1919Wikipedia · "Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine"Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seinesomewhere in Bulgaria
November 28, 1943Wikipedia · "Tehran Conference"Teheran Conferencesomewhere in Iran
November 28, 1885Wikipedia · "Serbo-Bulgarian War"Serbian-Bulgarian Warsomewhere in Serbia
November 29, 2010Wikipedia · "Cancún"Cancun Climate Summit COP16somewhere in Mexico
November 30, 1999Wikipedia · "1999 Seattle WTO protests"Seattle WTO Protestssomewhere in the United States
Also in November
2 stories we can place in November, but not on a day
