On Nov. 29, 1942 the US government begins rationing coffee due to WWII. In the US during the war gas, sugar, milk, & butter were also rationed. By the end of the war about 1/3 of all food products were being rationed.
On Nov. 28, 1905 - Sinn Féin, a political party dedicated to independence for Ireland, is founded in Dublin by nationalist Arthur Griffith. The group would successfully gain some independence from England
On Nov. 20, 1945 the Nuremberg Trials begin in Germany. On trial were 24 high ranking Nazi officers for crimes they committed during WW II. The trial would last for 10 months & have 216 court sessions.
On Nov. 17, 1558 Queen Elizabeth I of England takes the throne. Elizabeth, Protestant, replaced her Catholic half-sister Mary. Elizabeth would rule until 1603 & would develop England into a world power.
On Nov. 14, 1914, John and Horace Dodge complete their first “Dodge†car.
The Dodge brothers began their career building bicycles & learned about cars from Ford & Olds. Dodge was bought by Chrysler in 1928.
On Nov. 13, 1956, the Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses. This was a huge victory for the Bus Boycott that had been inspired by Rosa Parks in Montgomery, AL.
On Nov. 9, 1989 East Berlin opens up the Berlin Wall and allows travel across for the first time since the wall was built in 1962. The next day the people of Berlin begin to tear down the wall.
On Nov. 8, 1895 German scientist Wilhelm Rontgen discovers X-rays by accident when testing if cathode rays could pass through glass. Doctors began to use X-rays but were slow to realize the harmful effects of X-rays.
On Nov. 7, 1944 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected to his fourth term as US President. He is the only man to serve as President for more than 2 terms. He died in office in April of 1945.
On Nov. 6, 1917 the Bolshevik party in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin overthrows the Provisional Government and establishes a communist regime.
This leads to the Russian Civil War.