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1853 – The Sea Battle of Sinop between Russia and the Ottomans took place where the Turkish squadron was destroyed. 1854 – Khedive Said grants French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps …
November, 2014
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29 November
Nov. 29, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
1869- Cairo Opera House opened in the presence of Khedive Ismail and a number of European kings and Princes. 1916- US declares martial law in Dominican Republic. 1945 – …
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28 November
Nov. 28, Jordanian PM Wasfi al-Tal assassinated
1520 – Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean. 1914 – Turkish forces attack Russian ports on the Black Sea, Russia, Britain and France retaliate by declaring war on Turkey. 1940 …
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27 November
Nov. 27, 1st Palestinian National Congress convenes, demanding independence of Palestine
1919 – 1st Palestinian National Congress convenes, demanding independence of Palestine. 1942 – French navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis cannot seize them. 1951- Israeli occupation forces …
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26 November
Nov. 26, Tomb of PharaohTutankhamun discovered
1922- Tomb of PharaohTutankhamun discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter. 1941 The Japanese fleet departs from the Kuril Islands en route to its attack on Pearl Harbor. 1948- The Irish …
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25 November
Nov. 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
1875 – Khedive Ismail sells Egypt’s shares in the Suez Canal Company to Great Britain for £4,000,000 . 1969 – US officially relinquishes biological weapons. 1979 – The start of …
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24 November
Nov. 24, Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza born
1953- The UN Security Council passes the resolution No. 101 condemning the massacre committed by the Zionist entity in the village of Qubya in the West Bank. 1963- Jack Ruby …
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23 November
Nov. 23, Johnson Sirleaf the first woman president in African country
1940 – Kingdom of Romania signs a pact with Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan in what was called then the Allied Powers during World War II. 1971 – China becomes …
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22 November
Nov. 22, Lebanon’s Independence Day
1914- Iraqi city of Basra seized by the British forces during the world war one. 1943-Lebanon gains independence from France. 1963- US President John Kennedy assassinated while visiting Dallas City, …
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21 November
Nov. 21, Ibrahim Hanano, one leader of Syrian revolution against French nandate dies
1877 – Tom Edison announces his “talking machine” invention (phonograph) – first machine to play and record sound. 1789 – North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state. 1959 – The UN …