Public celebrations were held throughout the country, while President George Washington gave thanks in New York City.
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
12th April 2020
Cannons fired as the British departed, acting as a signal for General George Washington to ride into the city with Governor George Clinton.
Anthony and fourteen other women successfully cast their votes despite it being illegal under federal law.
‘Murf the Surf’ and two accomplices committed the biggest jewel heist in New York’s history when they stole priceless gems from the American Museum of Natural History.
38 people died and hundreds more were wounded in the Wall Street bombing in New York.
Henry Hale Bliss, a Manhattan real estate salesman, was helping a female companion name as Miss Lee disembark a southbound 8th Avenue trolley car at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York City.
President William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist during a meet-and-greet.
Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New York.
The world’s first commercially successful steamship was launched on the Hudson River between New York and Albany.
The ball sailed over the right-field fence to land in Lexington Avenue that ran alongside Cleveland’s League Park.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019