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ON THIS DAY: Queen Elizabeth II marries Philip Mountbatten (1947)

On 20 November 1947, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, married Philip Mountbatten in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London. The wedding was...

ON THIS DAY: First known web page is written (1990)

On November 13, 1990, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee created the first known web page while working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear...

ON THIS DAY: End of World War I (1918)

On November 11, 1918, the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne brought an official end to the hostilities on the Western Front, effectively concluding...

ON THIS DAY: Sesame Street premieres (1969)

On November 10, 1969, the iconic children’s television show Sesame Street premiered in the United States. Created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett,...

ON THIS DAY: Rolling Stone Magazine launched (1967)

On November 9, 1967, Rolling Stone magazine released its first issue in San Francisco, founded by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph Gleason. Initially...

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