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ON THIS DAY: UN Resolution 181 – Partition plan for Palestine (1947)

On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, famously known as the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. This landmark...

ON THIS DAY: Friedrich Engels is born (1820)

On 28 November 1820, Friedrich Engels, one of the most influential philosophers and social scientists of the 19th century, was born in Barmen, Prussia...

ON THIS DAY: Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes (1895)

On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor, signed his final will in Paris, forever changing the world’s recognition of...

ON THIS DAY: Assassination of Harvey Milk and George Moscone (1978)

On 27 November 1978, tragedy struck San Francisco as Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated inside City Hall. The gunman...

ON THIS DAY: Premiere of Casablanca (1942)

On 26 November 1942, Casablanca, one of the most iconic films in history, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City. Starring Humphrey...