Armistice Signed, WWI Ends

An armistice signed in a train car ended World War I fighting on November 11, 1918.

11 November 1918 Compiègne, France

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Leibniz Unveils Integral Calculus, First Systematic Method

The method that turned area problems into algebra appeared in Leipzig 1675.

11 November 1675 Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire

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