November 11: Independence Day in Angola (1975) and Poland (1918); Veterans Day in the United States
John Kerr
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Seneca allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.
- 1805 – War of the Third Coalition: French, Austrian and Russian units all suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Dürenstein.
- 1918 – The armistice treaty between the German Empire and the Allies was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France.
- 1926 – The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
- 1975 – During a constitutional crisis in Australia, Governor-General John Kerr (pictured) dismissed the government of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and dissolved Parliament for a double dissolution election.
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