| November 30 |
| 1782 |
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The British sign a preliminary agreement in Paris, recognizing American independence. |
| 1838 |
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Mexico declares war on France. |
| 1861 |
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The British Parliament sends to Queen Victoria an ultimatum for the United States, demanding the release of two Confederate diplomats who were seized on the British ship Trent. |
| 1864 |
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The Union wins the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. |
| 1900 |
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The French government denounces British actions in South Africa, declaring sympathy for the Boers. |
| 1900 |
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Oscar Wilde dies in a Paris hotel room after saying of the room’s wallpaper: "One of us had to go." |
| 1906 |
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President Theodore Roosevelt publicly denounces segregation of Japanese schoolchildren in San Francisco. |
| 1919 |
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Women cast votes for the first time in French legislative elections. |
| 1935 |
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Non-belief in Nazism is proclaimed grounds for divorce in Germany. |
| 1945 |
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Russian forces take Danzig in Poland and invade Austria. |
| 1948 |
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The Soviet Union complete the division of Berlin, installing the government in the Soviet sector. |
| 1950 |
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President Truman declares that the United States will use the A-bomb to get peace in Korea. |
| 1956 |
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The United States offers emergency oil to Europe to counter the Arab ban. |
| 1961 |
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The Soviet Union vetoes a UN seat for Kuwait, pleasing Iraq. |
| 1974 |
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India and Pakistan decide to end a 10-year trade ban. |
| 1974 |
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Pioneer II sends photos back to NASA as it nears Jupiter. |
| 1979 |
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Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope in 1,000 years to attend an Orthodox mass. |
| Born on November 30 |
| 1667 |
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Jonathan Swift, English satirist who wrote Gulliver’s Travels. |
| 1835 |
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Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), American writer best remembered for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. |
| 1874 |
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Winston Churchill, British prime minister during and after World War II. |
| 1874 |
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Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. |
| 1912 |
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Gordon Parks, photographer. |
| 1915 |
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Brownie McGhee, singer and guitarist. |
| 1924 |
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Shirley Chisholm, first African-American congresswoman, a representative for New York. |
| 1929 |
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Joan Ganz Cooney, television executive, founder of the Children’s Television Workshop and mastermind behind Sesame Street. |
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