Thirteen Minutes That Saved Hitler's Life
On November 8, 1939, a lone carpenter's bomb demolished the lectern where Hitler had spoken — 13 minutes after the dictator left the hall early.
On November 8
The Library a Retired Diplomat Refused to Let Die
On November 8, 1602, Thomas Bodley reopened Oxford's ruined university library with about 2,000 books — the rebirth of the Bodleian Library.
Two Worlds Meet on the Causeway
On November 8, 1519, Hernán Cortés walked the southern causeway into Tenochtitlan — a lake-city possibly larger than any in Europe — and was welcomed by Moctezuma II.