Nov. 1, 1896 — National Geographic shows a woman with bare breasts for the first time.
Nov. 2, 1868 — New Zealand adopts a national standard time zone.
Nov. 4, 1847 — Sir James Young Simpson discovers that chloroform can be used as an anesthetic.
Nov. 5, 1872 — Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time and is later fined $100 for her illegal actions.
Nov. 6, 2012 — Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay senator.
Nov. 8, 1895 — Wilhelm Röntgen discovers X-rays.
Nov. 9, 1857 — The Atlantic publication is founded.
Nov. 10, 1983 — Windows 1.0 is released to the public.
Nov. 12, 1918 — The Republic of Austria is formed.
Nov. 13, 1956 — Alabama’s segregated buses are ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
Nov. 14, 1851 — Moby Dick is published in the U.S.
Nov. 15, 1926 — NBC is founded.
Nov. 16, 1938 — Albert Hofmann first creates LSD.
Nov. 18, 2003 — Massachusetts becomes the first state to allow same sex couples to marry.
Nov. 19, 1969 — Pelé scores his 1000th goal against Vasco De Gama.
Nov. 20, 1789 — New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Nov. 23, 1963 — The first episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC.
Nov. 26, 1917 — The National Hockey League formed in Canada
Nov. 30, 3340 BC — what is believed to be the earliest recorded observance of an eclipse
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