November 8
1923: Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt to seize power with a failed coup in Munich, that came to be known as the Beer-Hall Putsch.
1971: ?Led Zeppelin IV,? which included the song ?Stairway to Heaven,? released.
1994: Republicans gain control of the House of Representatives first time in 40 years and win a majority in the Senate in midterm elections.
November 9
1970: One of the greatest figures in the history of France, General Charles de Gaulle, dies at his home of a heart attack.
1989: Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West.
November 10
1871: Journalist-explorer Henry M Stanley finds missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa and deliveres his famous greeting: ?Dr Livingstone, I presume??
1960: Lady Chatterley?s Lover sold out. Penguin?s first run of the DH Lawrence?s sexually explicit novel banned for over 30 years sells out.
2001: WTO approves China?s membership.
November 11
1987: A painting by Vincent Van Gogh is sold for $49m?a world record for a work of art.
2004: Yasser Arafat dies in hospital in Paris, aged 75, bringing to an end more than 40 years of rule over the Palestinian people.
November 12
1984: Quid notes out?pound coins in. The pound note is to disappear after more than 150 years.
1999: US President Bill Clinton signs a sweeping measure knocking down Depression-era barriers and allowing banks, investment firms etc to sell each other?s products.
November 13
1998: US President Bill Clinton agrees to pay Paula Jones $850,000, ending the four-year legal battle over her sexual harassment lawsuit that spurred impeachment proceedings against him. Clinton did not admit guilt.
November 14
1922: BBC began its domestic radio service.