November 11 is the 316th day of the year. There are 50 days remaining until the end of the year.
1620 41 pilgrims land in Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod and sign Mayflower Compact that calls for "juste and equall laws".
1647 Massachusetts passes 1st American compulsory school attendance law
1918 All quiet on the Western Front at 11:11 a.m. World War I, the war to end all wars, is officially over.
1921 President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery. Due to advances in forensic science, it is not expected that any more unknown war dead will ever be entombed here.
1923 Eternal flame is lit for tomb of unknown solder in Paris at the Arc de Triomphe
1939 Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
1940 Willys unveils its General Purpose (GP) vehicle. Here are some willies and a jeep.
1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks premieres, but it isn’t about anal party favors.
1985 "An Early Frost" is the 1st AIDS-themed TV movie to be broadcast, where, due to propriety, the sex scenes are cut.
1992 Aladdin rubs Genie the right way in theaters across the country.
1993 In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated to honor the more than 11,000 women who served in the Vietnam War.
1994 Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" for $30,800,000 [still a shitload of cash in 2012], but can’t convince Dr. Robert Langdon to figure it out.
2001 Monster's Ball is released to show Halle Berry on the receiving end of Heath Ledger's monster dick and balls.
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