1874CE
Birth
Winston Churchill Born
A British statesman, army officer, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II, leading Britain to victory and winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.
Daily Chronicle
November 30
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1939CE
War
Winter War begins
The Soviet Union invaded Finland, starting the Winter War. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Finnish forces mounted a fierce resistance against the Red Army for over three months.
1954CE
Science
Hodges meteorite strikes a human
A 4.5-kilogram meteorite crashed through a roof in Sylacauga, Alabama, striking a woman named Ann Hodges. She became the first documented person in history to be injured by an extraterrestrial object.