Historical Events
- 1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco
- 1884 European Colonization and trade in Africa is officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing European powers "Scramble for Africa"
- 1904 King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blade
- 1948 Mackenzie King retires after 22 years as Prime Minister of Canada
- 1969 An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration across the United States
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Nov 15 in Film & TV
- 1926 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)
Nov 15 in Music
- 1986 Beastie Boys release their debut album "Licensed to Ill" - 1st No. 1 rap album on Billboard charts
Nov 15 in Sport
- 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas
- 2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinches 4th straight and record equalling 7th F1 World Drivers C'ship by winning Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla
Did You Know?
Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" sells for $450.3 million at auction in New York, world record price for any artwork
On November 15, 2017
William Pitt the Elder
William Herschel
Gerhart Hauptmann
Georgia O'Keeffe
Erwin Rommel
Randy SavageWould You Believe?
In Parliament Sir Anthony Blunt, art advisor to the Queen, exposed as 4th man in Soviet spy ring. He was then stripped of his knighthood and fellowship of Trinity College, Cambridge
On November 15, 1979
Famous Weddings
- 1986 Golfer Byron Nelson (74) weds advertising copy writer Peggy Simmons (42)
- 1997 TV host and actor William Shatner (66) weds former Ford model Nerine Kidd (38) in Pasadena, California; widowed in 1999
- 2005 Emperor Akihito's only daughter Princess Sayako (36) gives up her imperial title to wed Yoshiki Kuroda (40) at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Divorces
- 2010 "Single White Female" actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (48) divorces writer Noah Baumbach (41) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage
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Justinian I
Johannes Kepler
John Witherspoon
Lionel Barrymore
Margaret MeadArticles, Photos and Quiz
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America
November 15, 1777
The 1918 Flu Pandemic
A village in Alaska was almost wiped out on this day as the 1918 flu pandemic took its toll. Are there lessons for the world combatting the Coronavirus in 2020?
November 15, 1918
Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration
Millions marched against the Vietnam War outside the White House
November 15, 1969
Weekly Quiz for November 11 - 17
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marked the end of which war? Whose body was found in Antarctica in 1912? Which canal opened in 1869?
