What happened on November 8th?
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| 392 AD | Theodosius I completely prohibits the worship of the pagan gods Learn more.. |
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| 1519 | Cortes conquered Mexico. Learn more.. |
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| 1602 | Bodleian Library at Oxford University opened to the public Learn more.. |
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| 1656 | Astronomer and mathematician Edmund Halley was born in London. Learn more.. |
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| 1674 | John Milton dies in London Learn more.. |
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| 1731 | Benjamin Franklin opens the first public library in Philadelphia Learn more.. |
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| 1847 | Dracula author Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more.. |
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| 1895 | X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen at the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. Learn more.. |
| 1900 | Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more.. |
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| 1920 | Rupert Bear first appeared in the Daily Express Learn more.. |
| 1922 | Pioneering heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard was born in Beaufort West, Cape of Good Hope Province, South Africa. Learn more.. |
| 1923 | The Beer Hall Putsch took place in the Buergerbraukeller in Munich. Learn more.. |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President of USA Learn more.. |
| 1939 | An assassination attempt on Hitler failed at the Buergerbraukeller in Munich. Learn more.. |
| 1942 | Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa, began as 400,000 soldiers landed at Morocco and Algeria. Learn more.. |
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| 1987 | A bomb blast kills 12 during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland Learn more.. |
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| 2025 | Today |
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