December 14th, 1911. Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole.
December 13th, 2003. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is captured by American forces.
December 2, 1956. Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro launches the Cuban Revolution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
November 26, 1789. President George Washington hopes to unite his bickering new country with a first national Thanksgiving holiday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...
November 11th, 1918. World War One comes to an end when an armistice agreement is signed by the Germans and the Allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
November 4, 1922. British archeologist Howard Carter discovers the tomb of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday beginning November 1st—the same day President John Adams first moved into the White House—we’ll bring you a slice of the history that happened that day. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infam…