November 19th – On This Day
2009 - Floods in Cumbria brought devastation to towns such as Cockermouth. In just 24-hours the total rainfall at Seathwaite was 31.44cm (12.4 inches); a UK record for a single location in any given 24-hour period.
November 18th – On This Day
2016 - Motoring TV series "The Grand Tour" premieres on Amazon Prime Video, starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
November 17th – On This Day
1887 - The birth of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English soldier who was a painstaking planner, which contributed to his most successful battle in North Africa when he broke through Rommel’s lines during the Second World War.
November 16th – On This Day
1907 - Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, set sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York City. The Mauretania's maiden voyage was a challenging one due to the harsh weather, which included high winds, large seas, and squalls.
November 15th – On This Day
2001 - Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox. Much of the first Xbox’s success came down to the game it was launched alongside, Halo.
November 14th – On This Day
1973 - Bobby Moore made his 108th and final appearance for England against Italy which featured 108 caps, 90 of which were as captain, and most importantly included the game which saw England lift the world cup trophy in 1966.
November 13th – On This Day
1940 - Disney’s animated feature “Fantasia” was released to movie theaters in the US (21 July 1941 in the UK). Over 1,000 artists and technicians were used in the making of Fantasia, which features more than 500 animated characters.
November 12th – On This Day
2015 - Storm Abigail, the first storm to be officially named by the Met Office, was upgraded to amber, with winds forecast of up to 90mph in the Western Isles of Scotland.
November 11th – On This Day
1918 - At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ended. In 1919, Britain introduced a two minute silence at 11:00 a.m. to remember those who died in World War I.