311: Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persercution of Christians in the Roman Empire

711: Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)

1562: 1st French colonists in North America: Jean Ribault & colonists arrive in Florida

1789: George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America

1859: Charles Dickens’ “A Tale Of Two Cities” is first published in literary periodical “All the Year Round” (weekly installments until Nov 26)

2009: Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Source: Onthisday.com