FRIDAY, Nov.6, 2026

On November 6, 2026, a significant event occurred in Mexico's history - the Congress of Chilpancingo declared the nation independent from Spain. In the United States, Abraham Lincoln, a Republican from Illinois, was elected the 16th President of the United States of America. Meanwhile, in India, civil rights activist M.K. Gandhi was arrested while leading a march of Indian miners.

The year also marked the beginning of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which started with the bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the Russian October Revolution (October 24 OS).

In Iran, the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi placed the country under military rule, allowing General Gholām Reza Azhāri to establish a government. In the world of finance, crude oil prices for delivery in December on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) plummeted to a two-year low. This decline was attributed to OPEC members warning that a price spiral could occur if major non-OPEC oil exporters failed to reduce production.

Tragedy struck in 2002 when a fire on a train traveling from Paris to Vienna resulted in the deaths of 12 people. The year 2005 saw the premiere of the fourth installment of the Harry Potter film series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," directed by J.K. Rowling. The film proved to be a massive success, grossing nearly $900 million in its opening year.