On November 15th, 1960, the Polaris missile was test-launched.

On November 14th, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 12.

On November 13th, 1887, the Bloody Sunday clashes in London occured.

On November 12th, 1941, the Soviet battle cruiser "Chervona Ukraina" was destroyed in the Battle of Sevastopol.

On November 11th, 1887, construction of the Manchester Ship Canal began.

On November 10th, 1871, Henry Morton Stanley located Dr. David Livingstone, uttering the famous quote, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

On November 9th, 1887, the United States received the rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

On November 8th, 1965, the British Indian Ocean Territory was formed.

On November 7th, 1665, the London Gazette -- the oldest surviving journal -- was first published.

On November 6th, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America.

On November 5th, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time -- she was later fined $100.

On November 4th, 1955, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopened after being destroyed during World War II.

On November 3rd, 1783, the Continental Army was disbanded.

On November 2nd, 1948, President Truman defeated Dewey in the Presidential election.

On November 1st, 1870, the National Weather Service made its first official meteorological forecast.

On October 31st, 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" was first published.

On October 30th, 1938, Orson Welles broadcast "The War of the Worlds," causing a national panic.

On October 29th, 1886, the ticker-tape parade first took place in New York City.

On October 28th, 1919, prohibition began in the United States.