Government
Birth of Chinese Revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen
Sun Yat-Sen was born on November 12, 1866, in Xiangshan County, Guangdong, China.
Washington Becomes 42nd State
On November 11, 1889, Washington was admitted to the Union.
Montana Becomes 41st State
On November 8, 1889, Montana was admitted to the Union.
Happy Birthday Stephen Austin
Stephen Fuller Austin was born on November 3, 1793, in Wythe County (present-day Austinville), Virginia. When he was four years old, Austin’s father, Moses, moved the family west to Potosi, Missouri, to join a lead-mining site.
North and South Dakota Admitted to the Union
On November 2, 1889, North and South Dakota became our 39th and 40th states.
Nevada Becomes 36th State
On October 31, 1864, Abraham Lincoln admitted Nevada to the Union to aid in the Civil War.
Happy Birthday John Adams!
John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735.
Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, the worst stock market crash in history occurred, marking the start of the decade-long Great Depression.
Death of Herbert Hoover
On October 20, 1964, America’s 31st president, Herbert Hoover died.