Culture & History

Did you know that on this day, November 11, 1918, Poland became an independent country?

Did you know that on this day, November 10, 1885, German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveiled the world's first motorcycle?

Did you know that on this day, November 9, 1906, Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to travel abroad while in office?

Did you know that on this day, November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x-rays?

Did you know that on this day, November 7, 1800, Paris barred women from legally wearing pants?

Did you know that on this day, November 6, 2005, the movie "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling premiered in London, UK?

Did you know that on this day, November 5, 1935, Parker Brothers started marketing the Monopoly board game?

Did you know that on this day, November 4, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American to win a US Presidential Election?

Did you know that on this day, November 3, 1911, Louis Chevrolet incorporated the Chevrolet Motor Car Company?

Did you know that on this day, November 2, 2000, the first crew arrived at the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz spacecraft?

Did you know that on this day, November 1, 1800, John Adams became the first US president to move into the White House?

Did you know that on this day, October 31, 2011, Earth's population was estimated to reach 7 billion people?