This Month in History, November: Know about the assassination attempt on President Harry Truman, the opening of the Berlin Wall, and China's membership in the World Trade Organization
This Month in History, November: Know about the assassination attempt on President Harry Truman, the opening of the Berlin Wall, and China's membership in the World Trade Organization
Overview of political events of November.
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
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November 1, 1950
Puerto Rican nationalists attempt to assassinate President Harry Truman.
The would-be assassins were forerunners of the separatist organization Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (“Armed Forces of National Liberation”).
November 7, 2000
Hillary Clinton becomes the first first lady to win elective office.
She was first sworn into office as a U.S. senator in January 2001, was reelected to the Senate in 2006, and in 2008 was selected to serve as secretary of state.
November 9, 1989
The East German government opens the Berlin Wall.
After East Germany’s hard-line communist leadership was forced from power, openings were made in the Berlin Wall and it ceased to function as a political barrier.
November 10, 2001: China's membership in the World Trade Organization is approved.
After nearly 15 years of negotiations, China was admitted to the WTO despite concerns that such a large planned economy would negatively affect free trade.
November 19, 1703
The man in the iron mask dies in the Bastille.
The identity of the political prisoner, now famous in French history and legend, was a mystery even before his death.