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This Day in History: November

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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Modern History Courses World History Courses

Course Description

Overview

<p>Look back in time and examine the amazing events that happened on this day in history and which helped shape the world as we know it.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls
  • 02: November 21, 1887: Sherlock Holmes Makes His Debut
  • 03: November 25, 1491: The Treaty of Granada Ends the Spanish Reconquista
  • 04: November 4, 1979: The Iranian Hostage Crisis Begins
  • 05: November 9, 1922: Einstein Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • 06: November 23, 1963: Doctor Who Premieres
  • 07: November 1, 1897: Library of Congress Opens Its Doors
  • 08: November, 22 1718: Blackbeard is Defeated
  • 09: November 11, 1675: Leibniz Demonstrates Calculus
  • 10: November 27, 1095: Pope Urban II Calls for the First Crusade
  • 11: November 3, 1839: The First Opium War Begins

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