12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for November 15, 2025
Today’s History:
- 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Northumbrian forces defeat Mercia; King Penda is killed.
- 1777 – Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.
- 1864 – Sherman’s March to the Sea begins as Union forces depart a burning Atlanta.
- 1889 – Brazil’s monarchy is overthrown; the republic is proclaimed.
- 1920 – First Assembly of the League of Nations convenes in Geneva.
- 1926 – NBC launches its national radio network in the United States.
- 1942 – Naval Battle of Guadalcanal culminates; Japanese battleship Kirishima is sunk.
- 1965 – Craig Breedlove’s Spirit of America sets a land-speed record above 600 mph at Bonneville.
- 1969 – Massive anti–Vietnam War Moratorium March draws hundreds of thousands to Washington, D.C.
- 1971 – Intel unveils the 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor.
- 1983 – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declares independence.
- 2003 – Twin synagogue bombings in Istanbul kill dozens and injure hundreds.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1932 – Petula Clark, singer (“Downtown”) (93).
- 1940 – Sam Waterston, actor (Law & Order) (85).
- 1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, singer (ABBA) (80).
- 1951 – Beverly D’Angelo, actor (National Lampoon’s Vacation) (74).
- 1957 – Kevin Eubanks, guitarist/bandleader (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) (68).
- 1972 – Jonny Lee Miller, actor (Trainspotting; Elementary) (53).
- 1991 – Shailene Woodley, actor (Divergent; Big Little Lies) (34).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1630 – Johannes Kepler, astronomer/mathematician (laws of planetary motion) (58).
- 1908 – Empress Dowager Cixi, de facto ruler of Qing-dynasty China (72).
- 1959 – C. T. R. Wilson, Nobel physicist (cloud chamber inventor) (81).
- 1976 – Jean Gabin, French film actor (The Grand Illusion) (72).
- 1998 – Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture), civil-rights and Pan-African activist (57).
- 2017 – Lil Peep, rapper/singer (21).
- 2020 – Ray Clemence, England and Liverpool goalkeeping great (72).
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