November 11

What happened on November 11 in history

5 events fall on November 11, from 1620 to 1975. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on November 11

  1. 1620

    The Mayflower Compact is signed

    Passengers sign an agreement to govern themselves before landing.

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  2. 1889

    Washington becomes a state

    It enters the Union as the forty-second state.

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  3. 1918

    The Armistice

    Fighting on the Western Front stops at eleven in the morning.

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  4. 1965

    Rhodesia declares independence

    The white minority government breaks unilaterally from Britain.

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  5. 1975

    Angola becomes independent

    Portuguese rule ends and civil war follows.

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