On this day in history
November 9
American
1965A blackout plunges the entire Northeast into darkness, leaving 30 million people without power for up to 13 ho…
A blackout plunges the entire Northeast into darkness, leaving 30 million people without power for up to 13 hours.
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World
1938Nazis unleash Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, smashing Jewish shops and synagogues across Germany an…
Nazis unleash Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, smashing Jewish shops and synagogues across Germany and Austria.
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1989East Germany opens the Berlin Wall, and crowds tear down the symbol of the Cold War with hammers and bare hand…
East Germany opens the Berlin Wall, and crowds tear down the symbol of the Cold War with hammers and bare hands.
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1918Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees to Holland, ending the German Empire as revolution sweeps Berlin.
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees to Holland, ending the German Empire as revolution sweeps Berlin.
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