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November 26: Feast day of Saint Sylvester Gozzolini (Catholicism); Constitution Day in India Main Building of the University of Notre Dame 1842 – The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana .
Nov. 15—November 15: 1777 — The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution. 1806 — Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that ...
1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). [ 5 ] 1803 – The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines .
43 BC – The Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic was formed by Mark Antony, Lepidus and Octavian.; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History; Internet Movie Database: This Day in Movie ...
1999 – The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand's history. 2001 – A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope , the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
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August 26: Heroes' Day in Namibia; Women's Equality Day in the United States Clashes between police and protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention 683 – Second Fitna : The Battle of al-Harra was fought between Umayyad forces and the rebel defenders of Medina at a lava field northeast of the city.