The Almanac

November 11, 1918: Armistice Ends World War I

November 11, 1918: Armistice Ends World War I November 11, 1918: Armistice Ends World War I

“Every remaining king, whether well-meaning figure-head or despot, should and must go.”

Nov 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 10, 1919: The American Legion Has Its First National Convention

November 10, 1919: The American Legion Has Its First National Convention November 10, 1919: The American Legion Has Its First National Convention

“The American Legion is attempting to perpetuate the war psychology as its contribution to peace.”

Nov 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Berlin Wall

November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls

“The ideological morticians are wrong in assuming that this death of an epoch heralds a capitalist eternity.”

Nov 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’

November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’

“Hitler, firing melodramatically into the air to force attention from a feverish crowd, has lost his glamor.”

Nov 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City

November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City

“If it really tries to show the best that is being done in the modern world irrespective of what happens to be in fashion, it has a chance to help create new standards.”

Nov 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government

November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government

“What we see now in Russia is the latest phase in the struggle, not between two foreign policies, but between two internal policies.”

Nov 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President

November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President

“It is not an hour for foolish elation. No man perceives this more clearly than Woodrow Wilson.”

Nov 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President

November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President

“For many black folks, Obama’s victory has momentarily healed the double consciousness that is an ordinary part of our lives.”

Nov 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed

November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed

“The arms deal did not take place on the margins of policy but at its very heart.”

Nov 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’

November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’ November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’

“Its implications are science, industry, democracy, the whole growth of that torturous and bloody liberation of the masses of men from their oppressors in which consists the humani...

Nov 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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