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Today:

  • 1620: The Mayflower Compact was signed by 41 male Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor.

  • 1831: Nat Turner, the leader of a slave rebellion, was hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia.

  • 1880: Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne.

  • 1889: Washington was admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

  • 1918: An armistice was signed by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

  • 1921: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery by U.S. President Warren G. Harding.

  • 1926: The United States Numbered Highway System was established.

  • 1965: The white-minority government of Rhodesia unilaterally declared its independence from the United Kingdom.

  • 1966: NASA launched Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program.

  • 1992: The General Synod of the Church of England voted to approve the ordination of women as priests.

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