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November 17th, 1894: H. H. Holmes is arrested

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November 16th, 1945: UNESCO is founded

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November 15th, 1791: Georgetown University opens its doors

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November 14, 1908: Albert Einstein presents quantum theory on light

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November 13th, 1987: Van Gogh painting sells for record-breaking amount

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November 12, 1966: Buzz Aldrin takes the first space selfie

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November 11, 1969: The Doors frontman Jim Morrison is arrested by the FBI

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November 10th, 1940: Walt Disney started a 25-year relationship working with the FBI

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November 9th, 1799: Napoleon becomes Emperor of France

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November 8th, 1895: Wilhelm Röntgen discovers x-rays

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November 7th, 1874: Republican party depicted as an elephant by Thomas Nast

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Take a tasty trip back in time at the oldest restaurant in the world

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November 6, 1913: Gandi arrested in South Africa

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November 5th, 1940: FDR is elected for a third term

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November 4, 1922: Howard Carter discovers King Tut’s tomb

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November 3, 1954: Godzilla is unleashed into the world

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November 2,1889: The Dakotas are admitted as the 39th and 40th states

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It’s not a trend: Humans and pumpkin spice go back 3,500 years

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November 1, 1604: Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ makes its debut

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October 29, 1958: Boris Pasternak relinquishes the Nobel Prize

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October 28, 1793: Eli Whitney applies for patent on his cotton gin invention

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October 27, 1904: The New York City subway opens to the public

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October 26, 1916: Margaret Sanger arrested for *GASP* obscenity

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October 25, 1957: Albert Anastasia is murdered by the mafia

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October 24, 1926: Harry Houdini’s last performance

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