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November 13.
1002. King Aethelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England.
1841. Scottish surgeon James Braid sees a demonstration of "Animal Magnetism", which will launch his investigation into what he will eventually name hyponotism.
1941. In a grevious blow to the Royal Navy, the HMS Ark Royal, one of England's relative few Aircraft Carriers, is torpedoed by a British U-Boat, sinking the next day.
1947. The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first true modern assault rifles. The "47" used in the name is, of course, named after the year in which it was developed.
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