1. 1487: The Battle of Stoke Field took place in England during the Wars of the Roses. It was the final battle of the conflict between the houses of York and Lancaster for control of the English throne.
2. 1782: The United States and Great Britain signed preliminary articles of peace, ending the American Revolutionary War. The Treaty of Paris would later formalize the end of the war in 1783.
3. 1803: The formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to the United States took place in St. Louis.
4. 1872: The first-ever international football (soccer) match was played at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow, Scotland, between Scotland and England.
5. 1936: In London, the Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire. The Crystal Palace was originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
6. 1954: The first known ascent of Mount Everest's southern approach was completed by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
7. 1993: U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act into law, which mandated federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States.
8. 1999: The World Trade Organization protests, known as the "Battle of Seattle," erupted in Seattle, Washington, during the WTO Ministerial Conference.
9. 2013: China successfully launched its lunar rover, Chang'e-3, which later landed on the Moon.
These are just a few examples, and many more events, both significant and lesser known, have occurred on November 30 throughout history.
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