TWiH: November 6-10, 2023

This week in History

Monday: on November 6, 1813

The Chilpancingo Congress declared Mexico independent from Spain. BItH Unit 22, Section 66: Latin American Independence

Tuesday: on November 7, 1186

Ögedei Khan, second khagan of the Mongol Empire, was born. BItH Unit 13, Peoples XIII: Mongol Empire

Wednesday: on November 8, 1519

Hernán Cortés reached the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán and was peacefully received by Moctezuma. BItH Unit 11, Peoples XI: Aztecs

Thursday: on November 9, 1938

Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, began in Nazi Germany. BItH Unit 29, Section 86: The Holocaust

Friday: on November 10, 1483

Martin Luther, whose Ninety-five Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation, was born. BItH Unit 16, Section 48: The Reformation

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