Historical Events
- Garrett Morgan patents his traffic signal design, an important development in automobile safety
- Rentenmark replaces the Papiermark as the official currency of Germany at the exchange rate of one Rentenmark to One Trillion (One Billion on the long scale) Papiermark
Famous Birthdays
- Beryl Sprinkel, American economist (Council of Economic Advisers), born in Richmond, Missouri (d. 2009)
- Nadine Gordimer, South African author (July's people, Nobel 1991), born in Springs, Transvaal, (d. 2014)
About November 20, 1923
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 99 years, 6 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio
