Today in History-November 18

1477		William Claxton publishes the first dated book printed in England. It is a translation from the French of The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosopers by Earl Rivers.
1626		St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome is officially dedicated.

Today in History- November 14

1501		Arthur Tudor of England marries Katherine of Aragon.
1812		As Napoleon Bonaparte‘s army retreats form Moscow, temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
1851		Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick is published in New York.

Today in History- November 13

1474		In the Swiss-Burgundian Wars, Swiss infantry shatters the army of Charles the Bold at Hericourt near Belfort, countering his march to Lorraine.
1835		Texans officially proclaim independence from Mexico, and calls itself the Lone Star Republic, after its flag, until its admission to the Union in 1845.
1851		The London-to-Paris telegraph begins operation.

Today in History- November 12

1035		King Canute of Norway dies.
1276		Suspicious of the intentions of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the Prince of Wales, English King Edward I resolves to invade Wales.
1859		The first flying-trapeze circus act is performed by Jules Leotard at the Circus Napoleon.

Today in History-November 11

1499		Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is executed.
1778		aIndians, led by William Butler, massacre the inhabitants of Cherry Valley, N.Y.
1831		Nat Turner, a slave who led a revolt against slave owners, is hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia.

Today in history

1799 Napoleon Bonaparte participates in a coup and declares himself dictator of France.
1848 The first U.S. Post Office in California opens in San Francisco at Clay and Pike streets. At the time there are only about 15,000 European settlers living in the state.
1900 Russia completes its occupation of Manchuria.