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11 November November 11: Armistice Day (known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations and Veterans Day in the United States); Singles' Day in China and Southeast Asia Shrine of Remembrance 1778 – American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians. 1813 – War of 1812: British–Canadian forces repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal. 1934 – The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne. 1999 – The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords. 2008 – After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives. Martha Annie Whiteley (b. 1866) Édouard Vuillard (b. 1868) Maria Teresa de Filippis (b. 1926) Leonardo DiCaprio (b. 1974) More anniversaries: November 10 November 11 November 12 File:Spacer In the news... Olaf Scholz A suicide bombing by the Balochistan Liberation Army at the Quetta railway station, Pakistan, kills 27 people. The German ruling coalition (Chancellor Olaf Scholz pictured) collapses over disagreements on economic policies. Donald Trump wins the United States presidential election. Maia Sandu is re-elected President of Moldova. In baseball, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars defeat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to win the Japan Series. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: June Spencer John Nott Ram Narayan Elwood Edwards Anna Lo Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini File:Spacer Today's featured article St George and the Dragon atop Mells War Memorial Mells War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Mells, Somerset, in south-western England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial takes the form of a marble column topped by a sculpture of Saint George slaying a dragon (pictured). At the base of the column, the names of the village's war dead are inscribed on stone panels. The memorial is flanked by rubble walls in local stone, on top of which grows a yew hedge. Low stone benches protrude from the walls to allow wreaths to be laid. The memorial is one of multiple buildings and structures in Mells designed by Lutyens. The memorial was unveiled on 26 June 1921 by Brigadier-General Arthur Asquith, whose brother is commemorated on it and whose father was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for much of the war. Additional panels were fixed to the wall to commemorate the Second World War. It is a grade II* listed building and since 2015 has been part of a national collection of Lutyens's war memorials. (Full article...) Recently featured: Justus George Floyd (American football) Mario Party DS File:Spacer

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