On November 11
On November 11, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Armistice of 11 November 1918 ends the fighting (1918).
On this day
The Armistice between the Allies and Germany was signed at around 5:45 a.m. on 11 November 1918 in a railway carriage in the Compiègne Forest in France and took effect at 11:00 a.m.
Also this week in history (Nov 8 – Nov 14)
On the evening of 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall — the most potent physical symbol of the Cold War division of Europe — was opened.
On 9–10 November 1799 (18–19 Brumaire, Year VIII) General Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France in a coup d'état that overthrew the Directory and established the Consulate.
On 8 November 2016 Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the United States presidential election, winning the Electoral College 304 to 227 despite losing the national popular vote by about 2.8 million ballots.
On 8 November 1620, outside Prague, a Catholic imperial and Catholic League army under Count Tilly and Bucquoy routed the Protestant forces of Frederick V of the Palatinate in barely an hour at the Battle of White Mountain.