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Historical Events in November 1898

Theodor Herzl Arrives in Jerusalem

Nov 2 Austro-Hungarian Jewish activist Theodor Herzl arrives in Jerusalem

First Official Cheerleader

Nov 2 Cheerleading begins in the United States as Johnny Campbell leads the crowd cheering on the football team at the University of Minnesota

  • Nov 2 French government of Dupuy forms

Fuhrmann Henschel

Nov 5 Gerhart Hauptmann's play "Fuhrmann Henschel" premieres in Berlin

  • Nov 10 Wilmington, North Carolina Coup D'état: White Supremacists violently overthrow local government, killing and threatening Black leaders [1]

Beatty Made Commander

Nov 15 British naval officer David Beatty promoted to commander after Sudan Campaign

  • Nov 22 Construction begins on the Simplon tunnel through the Alps, linking Italy and Switzerland; it becomes the world's longest railroad tunnel
  • Nov 22 Pietro Mascagni's opera "Iris" premieres at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy
  • Nov 24 The International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists opens.
  • Nov 26 -27) Snow and ice storm over US kills 455
  • Nov 26 SS Portland “The Titanic of New England” leaves for Cape Cod, shipwrecked off Cape Ann, all 192 on board killed