Today in history 11

Here are some historical events that occurred on November 11th:

1918: World War I ends with the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne, which goes into effect at 11am Paris time (11/11/11). The armistice between the Allies and Germany comes into effect, bringing an end to four years of fighting.

1918: The first commercial radio station, KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting.

1938: Nazi Germany annexes the Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia with a majority German-speaking population.

1940: The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Atlantic Charter, a joint statement outlining their goals for the post-war world.

1958: The European Economic Community (EEC) is established, with six founding member states: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

1965: The first episode of the popular TV show "Star Trek" airs on NBC.

1989: The Berlin Wall, which divided East and West Berlin since 1961, is opened, allowing East Germans to travel to the West for the first time in nearly three decades.

2004: The European Union expands to include 10 new member states: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

2018: The United States and Canada sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade agreement that replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on November 11th.