This Day In History

November 11
1865
Treaty of Sinchula is signed by which Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
1942
World War II: Nazi Germany completes its occupation of France.
1942
World War II: The Second Battle of El Alamein is won by the British in El Alamein, Egypt.
1962
Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
2004
The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.