On This Day November 15th: Find out Facts About History, Warfare and more

November 15 marks many historical events that are often lost in the pages of history.

These minute details lead to auspicious events that are often remembered by many.

But they also tell the incidents and events that contributed to the great events.

For example, in 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, devastating the state’s economic resources as he sought to quell southern white civilian support for the Confederate cause. The campaign helped end the American Civil War.

Along with that, in 1818 the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded, the first of the four congresses held by Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia and France after the Napoleonic Wars.

In the world of music In 1986, Beastie Boys released their debut album “Licensed to Ill”, which became the first number one rap album on the Billboard charts.

Find out about events about history, war, politics, music and more here!

HISTORICAL EVENTS

1. In 1492, Christopher Columbus made the first recorded reference to tobacco on this day.
2. In 1884, European colonization and trade in Africa were officially regulated at the Berlin International Conference, formalizing the “scramble for Africa” ​​of the European powers.
3. In 1904, King C. Gillette patented the Gillette razor blade.
4. In 1948, Mackenzie King retired after 22 years as Prime Minister of Canada.
5. In 1969, around 2 million people participated in the Vietnam War moratorium demonstration across the United States.
6. In 1848, Pellegrino Rossi, a former member of the Carbonería, was assassinated in Rome during the Revolutions of 1848.
7. In 1988, Yasser Arafat proclaimed the Palestinian state.
8. In 1988, meeting in Algiers, the Palestinian National Council, at the behest of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, issued a declaration of independence for a State of Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that day.

POLICY

1. In 1885, Saint Joseph Mukasa, one of the Ugandan martyrs, was beheaded by order of Mwanga, kabaka (ruler) of Buganda.
2. In 1884 the Berlin Conference on West Africa was inaugurated, in which the main European nations met to decide all issues related to the Congo River basin in Central Africa.
3. In 1818 the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded, the first of four congresses held by Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia and France after the Napoleonic Wars.
4. In 1777, the Continental Congress approved the first constitution of the United States.

WAR

1. In 1938, a farewell parade was held in Barcelona, ​​Spain, for volunteers of the International Brigades who had fought for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.
2. In 1891, W. Averell Harriman, an American statesman and prominent diplomat in relations with the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War, was born on this day.
3. In 1891, on this day, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was born, who led the Afrika Korps to impressive triumphs during World War II.
4. In 1889, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil was forced to abdicate by a group of soldiers led by Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca.
5. In 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, devastating the state’s economic resources as he sought to quell Southern white civilian support for the Confederate cause. The campaign helped end the American Civil War.
6. In 1315, the Swiss Confederation achieved its first major military success against the Austrian Habsburgs at the Battle of Morgarten.

ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES

1. In 1630, Johannes Kepler, the German astronomer who discovered three major laws of planetary motion, died in Regensburg, Germany, on that day.
2. In 2001, Microsoft launched Xbox, a video game console system to this day.
3. In 1978, American anthropologist Margaret Mead, who contributed to scientific work, died at age 76.
4. In 1904, King Camp Gillette, an American inventor, obtained a US patent on this day for the first razor with disposable blades.

SPORTS

1. In 1964, Mickey Wright scored 62, the lowest golf score for a female professional at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas.
2. In 2020, British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton achieves his fourth consecutive and record-equalling seventh F1 World Drivers’ Championship title by winning the Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla, on that day.
3. In 2011, Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski recorded his 903rd career victory, surpassing Bob Knight to become the winningest coach in men’s NCAA Division I history.

MUSIC

1. In 1986, Beastie Boys released their debut album “Licensed to Ill”, the first number one rap album on the Billboard charts.

TV AND ENTERTAINMENT

1. In 1926, the first formal radio network, RCA takes over the 25-station network from AT&T (NBC)

ART AND CULTURE

1. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Salvator Mundi” sold for $450.3 million at auction in New York, a world record price for any work of art.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1.	1738	William Herschel, astronomer
2.	1862	Gerhart Hauptmann, German playwright, author and Nobel Prize winner
3.	1874	August Krogh, zoophysiologist and Nobel Prize winner
4.	1887	Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter and sculptor
5.	1891	Erwin Rommel, German field marshal of World War II
6.	1708	William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister

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