On November 15
On November 15, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Berlin Conference and the partition of Africa (1884).
On this day
The Berlin West Africa Conference, convened by German chancellor Otto von Bismarck and held from 15 November 1884 to 26 February 1885, brought together fourteen states — twelve European powers, the Ottoman Empire and the United States to…
Also this week in history (Nov 12 – Nov 18)
In 794 CE, Emperor Kanmu moved the imperial court from Nagaoka-kyo to a newly built capital named Heian-kyo, the "Capital of Peace and Tranquility," on the site of modern Kyoto.
The Suez Canal, a 100-mile waterway linking the Mediterranean and Red seas across the Isthmus of Suez, opened to navigation on 17 November 1869 after a decade of construction overseen by Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Suez Canal Company.