Historical events on the 14th of November

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Historical events on the 14th of November

  • 1862 – American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg.
  • 1921 – Foundation of the Communist Party of Spain.
  • 1941 – World War II: In Slonim, German forces engaged in Operation Barbarossa murder 9,000 Jews in a single day.
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