This Day in History – November 11

Notable historical events that happened on November 11th:

1987

Judge Anthony Kennedy nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court

1930

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard awared patent for Einstein refrigerator

1926

• U.S. moves to numbered highway system under which North-South highways are given odd designators and east-west highways are given even numbers
• U.S. Route 66 established from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California stretching 2,448 miles

1921

President Warren Harding dedicates the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington Cemetery

1918

World War One ends with the signing of a ceasefire agreement at Compiegne, France. This day, formally known as armistace day, is not Veterans Day.

1620

Marflower Compact signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod

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