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Thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1913, demanding the right to vote. Held on the eve of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, the procession brought national attention to the suffrage movement.

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November 11, 1923 -- Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.

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November 11, 1921 -- The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

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New Yorkers washing off their car following the September 11 attacks. The ruins of the World Trade Center can be seen in the background. 2001.

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November 11, 1919 -- The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.

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Jayne Mansfield and her husband Mickey Hargitay pictured with their children in Switzerland, circa 1960.

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November 11, 1869 -- The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.

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November 11, 1865 -- Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.

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November 11, 1813 -- War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.

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A snow woman, constructed c. 1910. Note the blanket used to create contrast so the structure could be seen better on film.

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November 11, 1778 -- Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.

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Photographed by Robert Coburn in 1947, Lizabeth Scott was being promoted for the Columbia crime drama *Dead Reckoning*, opposite Humphrey Bogart. Her husky voice and cool screen presence made her a distinctive star of film noir.

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November 11, 1750 -- The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

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November 11, 1750 -- Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.

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This was the first ever post I shared on this account, 8 years ago today!

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@jannajones Thank you!

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This was the first ever post I shared on this account, 8 years ago today!

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November 11, 1918
Germany signs armistice agreement with the Allies, ending the fighting of World War I.

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Novembr 11, 1993 -- A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed during a USO performance for American troops in Korea on February 17, 1954. She traveled to Korea that winter to entertain tens of thousands of servicemen.

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November 11, 1926 -- The United States Numbered Highway System is established.