On This Day in History for November 21
Events in History
- 164 BC During Maccabbean revolt Judas Maccabaeus recaptures Jersusalem and rededicates the Second Temple, commemorated since as Jewish festival Hanukkah
- 235 St Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope, will only rule for 40 days
- 695 Pope Sergius names Willibrord as Archbishop Clemens of Friezen
- 1272 Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
- 1317 Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht
- 1654 Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia
- 1696 J Vanbrughe's "Relapse or Virtue in Danger" premieres in London
- 1729 Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville
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Anne McCaffreyNovember in History
Nuremberg War Trials Bring Nazis to Justice
The Trial of Major War Criminals began on this day, the first of a five-year series of hearings at Nuremberg where WW2 Nazis were held to account.
November 20, 1945Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax
On this day the Piltdown Man skull, which had been hailed as the missing link proving an evolutionary relationship between man and apes, was revealed as a hoax.
November 21, 1953Robert Mugabe Ousted
Protestors in Harare, Zimbabwe, demonstrate against longtime dictator Robert Mugabe
November 21, 2017The Assassination of President Kennedy
The shocking public killing of President Kennedy in 1963 was a momentous event in world history, giving birth to dozens of conspiracy theories.
November 22, 1963
