Today in History - November 11

Today in History - November 11

The Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at Rethondes, France, at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, bringing the war later known as World War I to a close. Continue reading.

On November 11, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison declared Washington the forty-second state in the Union. Continue reading.

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