The first of the Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established the Plymouth Colony.
22nd November 1718: The pirate Blackbeard killed by sailors under Robert Maynard
22nd November 2017
23rd January 1556: Most destructive earthquake on record in Shaanxi
23rd January 2019
22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil
22nd January 2019
21st January 1793: Louis XVI executed for high treason
21st January 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017