What happened when the World War I Armistice took effect on Nov. 11, 1918?

The armistice signed by the Allies and Germany came into effect, ending hostilities at 11 a.m., described as the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

What happened to Yasser Arafat and the PLO leadership in 2004?

The Palestine Liberation Organization confirmed Arafat’s death from unidentified causes, and Mahmoud Abbas was elected PLO chairman shortly afterward.

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Q: Why did Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army invade England in 1745?

The army invaded in an attempt to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne.

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Summary

The Nov. 11 historical entries recount events spanning 1620 to 2004, including the signing of the Mayflower Compact, the 1918 World War I Armistice and political changes in Australia and the Palestine Liberation Organization. They also note milestones in mathematics, religion and Tibet’s appeal to the United Nations. The entries identify the armistice as taking effect at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.

Key Facts

In 1675, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrated integral calculus for the first time by finding the area under the graph of y = f(x).
In 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army invaded England in an attempt to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne.
In 1950, the Dalai Lama referred China’s invasion of Chamdo to the United Nations.
In 1975, Governor-General Sir John Kerr removed Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam from office, the first elected Australian prime minister removed from office.
In 1992, the Church of England approved the ordination of female priests.

Published Nov 10, 2026 11:00 am KST

1620-Mayflower Compact is signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, establishing the first framework of government in the territory that is now the USA [N.S. Nov 21]

1675-German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of the function y = f(x)

1745-Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army invades England in an attempt to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne

1918-World War I Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect, with hostilities ending at 11 a.m., "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"

1950-The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, refers China's invasion of Chamdo to the United Nations

1975-Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam is removed from office by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, the first elected Prime Minister removed in Australian history

1992-The Church of England approves the ordination of female priests

2004-Yasser Arafat's death from unidentified causes is confirmed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Mahmoud Abbas is elected PLO chairman shortly after

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