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Today in History: November 11

In 1918 the first World War ended at 11am; the armistice was signed in a railway carriage in France, bringing to a close a conflict in which more than 10 million people died.

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November 11, 2022

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On November 11, 1831 enslaved black American Nat Turner was hanged after leading a slave rebellion that resulted in the deaths of some 60 white people; in addition, many innocent enslaved people were massacred in the hysteria.

In 1918 the first World War ended at 11am; the armistice was signed in a railway carriage in France, bringing to a close a conflict in which more than 10 million people died.

NASA’s Gemini 12 was launched on this day in 1966. It was the last spacecraft in the gemini series and the first to make an automatically controlled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.

In 1992 the Church of England allowed women to become priests, overturning centuries of tradition.

In 2004 Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla icon turned Nobel Peace Prize winner who ended up in renewed conflict with Israel, died. He was 75.