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Today In History: November 11

November 11, 1918, WWI ended.

November 5, 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot was carried out.

November 2, 1936, the BBC made history by launching its first television channel.

October 30, 1485, Henry Tudor was crowned king of England.

October 27, 939, Athelstan, the first king to rule over all of England, died.

October 19, 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.

October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered after the Second Battle of Saratoga.

September 30, 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Britain.

September 27, 1066, the Norman Conquest of England began with the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

September 2, 1666, the Great London Fire began.