November 10, 1871 – Explorer Henry M. Stanley found missionary David Livingston at Ujiri, Africa. Livingston had been missing for two years.
November 11, 1918 – The Armistice ending World War I takes affect at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in Germany. Before it ends, the global conflict involves more than 70 million military personnel and leads to 8.5 million combatant deaths and is blamed for 13 million civilian deaths.
November 14, 1856 – American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk. His invention was particularly crucial during the Civil War, providing a reliable source of milk to Union troops.
November 15, 1881 – The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada is formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Five years later it is renamed the American Federation of Labor (AFL).