November 11
1620:The Mayflower Compact was signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. It would provide the basis for all governments of the American colonies.
1831:Former slave Nat Turner was executed.
1889:Washington became the 42nd state.
1918:The Allies and Germany signed an armistice ending World War I.
1921:The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery.
1965:Rhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.
1992:The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.
2004:Yasir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died in Paris. Mahmoud Abbas was elected to take his place.
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