Editing November 21 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[164 BCE]] &ndash; [[Judas Maccabeus]], son of [[Mattathias]] of the [[Hasmonean family]], rededicates the [[Temple in Jerusalem]], an event that is commemorated each year by the festival of [[Hanukkah]]. (25 [[Kislev]] 3597 in the [[Hebrew calendar]].)<ref>{{cite book|last=Livingston|first=Michael|title=Siege of Jerusalem|location=Kalamazoo, Mich.|publisher=Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University|date=2004|isbn=9781580440905|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2lCEAAAQBAJ|page=3|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Bar-Kochva|first=Bezalel|title=Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids|location=Cambridge, U.K.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1989|isbn=9780521323529|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SIKuW_bl6LAC|pages=277–279}}</ref>
* [[235]] &ndash; [[Pope Anterus]] succeeds [[Pope Pontian|Pontian]] as the nineteenth [[pope]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kelly|first1=J.N.D.|last2=Walsh|first2=Michael J.|title=A Dictionary of Popes|location=Oxford, U.K.|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780191726811|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uVmcAQAAQBAJ|page=13}}</ref>
*[[1386]] &ndash; [[Timur|Timur of Samarkand]] [[Timur's invasions of Georgia|captures and sacks]] the [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgian]] capital of [[Tbilisi]], taking King [[Bagrat V of Georgia]] captive.

===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; [[Plymouth Colony]] [[List of Mayflower passengers|settlers]] sign the [[Mayflower Compact]] ([[November 11]], [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]])
*[[1676]] &ndash; The Danish [[astronomer]] [[Ole Rømer]] [[Rømer's determination of the speed of light|presents]] the first quantitative [[measurement]]s of the [[speed of light]].
*[[1783]] &ndash; In Paris, [[Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier]] and [[François Laurent d'Arlandes]] make the first untethered [[hot air balloon]] flight.
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[North Carolina]] ratifies the [[United States Constitution]] and is admitted as the 12th [[U.S. state]].<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina Becomes the Twelfth State {{!}} NC DNCR |url=https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2016/11/21/north-carolina-becomes-twelfth-state |website=www.dncr.nc.gov |language=en |date=21 November 2016}}</ref>
*[[1851]] &ndash; Mutineers [[mutiny of Cambiazo|take control]] of the Chilean [[penal colony]] of [[Punta Arenas]] in the [[Strait of Magellan]].<ref name=Nagel>{{Citation| last  = Nagel Behnke| first = Harold| title = Capitán de fragata Benjamín Muñoz Gamero (1817–1851)| journal = [[Revista de Marina]]| volume  = 6| issue   = | year    = 1994| pages   = 1–8| url     = http://revistamarina.cl/revistas/1994/6/nagel.pdf| language = Spanish}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] President [[Jefferson Davis]] appoints [[Judah Benjamin]] Secretary of War.
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Thomas Edison]] announces his invention of the [[phonograph]], a machine that can record and play sound.
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Port Arthur, China]], [[Battle of Lushunkou|falls to the Japanese]], a decisive victory of the [[First Sino-Japanese War]]; Japanese troops are accused of [[Port Arthur massacre (China)|massacring]] the remaining inhabitants.
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Claude Monet]]'s paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=21|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; The [[Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)|Philadelphia Football Athletics]] defeat the [[Kanaweola Athletic Club]] of [[Elmira, New York]], 39–0, in the first-ever professional [[American football]] [[night game]].
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Albert Einstein]]'s paper that leads to the [[mass–energy equivalence]] formula, ''E''&nbsp;=&nbsp;''mc''², is published in the journal ''Annalen der Physik''. 
*[[1910]] &ndash; Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the {{Ship|Brazilian battleship|Minas Gerais||2}}, {{Ship|Brazilian battleship|São Paulo||2}}, and {{Ship|Brazilian cruiser|Bahia||2}}, violently rebel in what is now known as the ''Revolta da Chibata'' ([[Revolt of the Lash]]).
*[[1916]] &ndash; Mines from [[SM U-73]] sink [[HMHS Britannic|HMHS ''Britannic'']], the largest ship lost in the [[World War I|First World War]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; The [[Flag of Estonia]], previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the [[Republic of Estonia]].
*  1918   &ndash; The [[Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918]] is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
*  1918   &ndash; [[Lwów pogrom (1918)|A pogrom]] takes place in Lwów (now [[Lviv]]); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Irish War of Independence]]: On "[[Bloody Sunday (1920)|Bloody Sunday]]" in Dublin, the [[Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)|Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) assassinated a [[Cairo Gang|group of British Intelligence agents]], and British forces killed 14 civilians at a [[Gaelic football]] match at [[Croke Park]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Rebecca Latimer Felton]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] takes the oath of office, becoming the first female [[United States Senate|United States Senator]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Columbine Mine massacre]]: [[Strike action|Striking]] coal miners are allegedly attacked with [[machine gun]]s by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
*[[1942]] &ndash; The completion of the [[Alaska Highway]] (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: American submarine [[USS Sealion (SS-315)|USS ''Sealion'']] sinks the [[Japanese battleship Kongō|Japanese battleship ''Kongō'']] and [[Japanese destroyer Urakaze (1940)|Japanese destroyer ''Urakaze'']] in the [[Taiwan Strait|Formosa Strait]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; The United Auto Workers [[1945–1946 General Motors strike|strike]] 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.
*[[1950]] &ndash; Two [[Canadian National Railway]] trains collide in northeastern [[British Columbia]] in the [[Canoe River train crash]]; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.
*[[1953]] &ndash; The [[Natural History Museum, London]] announces that the "[[Piltdown Man]]" [[human skull|skull]], initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[People's Action Party]], an eventual dominative political party in [[Singapore]], was established.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weiqi |first1=Yan |title=In Pictures – Celebrating 70 years of the PAP |url=https://petir.sg/2024/11/21/in-pictures-celebrating-70-years-of-the-pap/ |website=Petir SG |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; American disc jockey [[Alan Freed]], who had popularized the term "[[rock and roll]]" and music of that style, is fired from [[WABC (AM)|WABC]] radio over allegations he had participated in the [[payola]] scandal.
*[[1961]] &ndash; The "[[La Ronde (restaurant)|La Ronde]]" opens in [[Honolulu]], first [[revolving restaurant]] in the [[United States]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; The Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] declares a unilateral [[ceasefire]] in the [[Sino-Indian War]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; The [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]] opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
*  1964   &ndash; [[Second Vatican Council]]: The third session of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]'s [[ecumenical council]] closes.
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: American General [[William Westmoreland]] tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
*[[1969]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] and Japanese Premier [[Eisaku Satō]] agree on the return of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
*  1969   &ndash; The first permanent [[ARPANET]] link is established between [[UCLA]] and [[SRI International|SRI]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; Vietnam War: [[Operation Ivory Coast]]: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the [[Sơn Tây (Hanoi)|Sơn Tây]] [[prisoner-of-war camp]] in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
*[[1971]] &ndash; Indian troops, partly aided by [[Mukti Bahini]] ([[Bengal]]i [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]]s), defeat the Pakistan army in the [[Battle of Garibpur]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to [[Park Chung Hee]] and the [[Fourth Republic of South Korea|Fourth Republic]].
*[[1974]] &ndash; The [[Birmingham pub bombings]] kill 21 people. The [[Birmingham Six]] are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)|Minister of Internal Affairs]] [[Allan Highet]] announces that the [[national anthem]]s of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "[[God Save the King|God Save the Queen]]" and "[[God Defend New Zealand]]".
*[[1979]] &ndash; The United States Embassy in [[Islamabad]], Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and [[1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad|set on fire]], killing four.
*[[1980]] &ndash; A [[MGM Grand fire|deadly fire]] breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in [[Paradise, Nevada]] (now [[Bally's Las Vegas]]). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
*[[1985]] &ndash; United States Navy intelligence analyst [[Jonathan Pollard]] is arrested for [[espionage|spying]] after being caught giving [[Israel]] classified information on [[Arab]] nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
*[[1986]] &ndash; National Security Council member [[Oliver North]] and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the [[Iran–Contra affair]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Bangkok Airways Flight 125]] crashes on approach to [[Samui Airport]], killing 38.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 HS-SKI Koh Samui Airport (USM)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19901121-0|access-date=2021-11-20 |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; A major [[tornado]] strikes the [[Houston]], [[Texas]] area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest [[November 1992 tornado outbreak|tornado outbreak]] ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes. 
*[[1995]] &ndash; The [[Dayton Agreement]] is initialed at the [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], near [[Dayton, Ohio]], ending three and a half years of war in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Humberto Vidal explosion]]: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in [[Río Piedras, Puerto Rico]] explodes.
*[[1998]] &ndash; Finnish [[Satanism|satanist]] [[Jarno Elg]] kills a 23-year-old man and performs a [[ritual]]-like cutting and [[Human cannibalism|eating of body parts]] in [[Hyvinkää|Hyvinkää, Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2011080214148799_uu.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921072209/http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2011080214148799_uu.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |title=IL 18.3.1999: Saatananpalvojat söivät osan uhristaan|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|access-date=11 November 2021|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[NATO]] invites [[Bulgaria]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Slovenia]] to become members.
*  2002   &ndash; [[Arturo Guzmán Decena]], founder of [[Los Zetas]] and high-member of the [[Gulf Cartel]], is killed in a shoot-out with the [[Mexican Army]] and the police.<ref>{{cite news |last=Negrete Lares |first=Angeles |title=Violence erupting as cartels wage turf war: Violence in Matamoros |url=http://old.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_comments.php?id=54502_0_10_0_C |access-date=16 July 2012 |newspaper=[[The Brownsville Herald]] |date=19 October 2003 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805230806/http://old.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_comments.php?id=54502_0_10_0_C |archive-date=5 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The second round of the [[2004 Ukrainian presidential election|Ukrainian presidential election]] is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
*  2004   &ndash; [[Dominica]] is hit by the most destructive [[earthquake]] in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of [[Portsmouth, Dominica|Portsmouth]]. In neighboring [[Guadeloupe]], one person is killed.
*  2004   &ndash; The [[Paris Club]] agrees to write off 80% (up to $100&nbsp;billion) of [[Iraq]]'s external debt.
*  2004   &ndash; [[China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210]] crashes after takeoff from [[Baotou Donghe Airport]], killing 55.<ref name="asn">{{ASN accident|id=20041121-0}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister [[Pierre Amine Gemayel|Pierre Gemayel]] is assassinated in suburban [[Beirut]].
*[[2009]] &ndash; A [[2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion|mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China]] kills 108.
*[[2012]] &ndash; At least 28 are wounded after a [[2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing|bomb is thrown onto a bus]] in [[Tel Aviv]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; Fifty-four people are killed when the [[Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse|roof of a shopping center collapses]] in Riga, Latvia. 
*  2013   &ndash; [[Euromaidan|Massive protests]] start in [[Ukraine]] after [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] suspended signing the [[Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement]].
*[[2014]] &ndash; A [[Kwekwe stadium stampede|stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe]] caused by the police firing [[tear gas]] kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others. 
*[[2015]] &ndash; The [[Federal Government of Belgium|government of Belgium]] imposes a security [[Brussels lockdown|lockdown]] on [[Brussels]], including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Robert Mugabe]] formally resigns as President of [[Zimbabwe]], after thirty-seven years in office.
*[[2019]] &ndash; Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 November 2019 |title=Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-pm-netanyahu-indicted-charges-bribery-fraud-breach-trust-n1084831?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] launches the [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] [[Tesla Cybertruck|Cybertruck]]. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mak|first=Aaron|date=2019-11-22|title=Here Is What Will and Won't Break Tesla's New Cybertruck|url=https://slate.com/technology/2019/11/the-windows-on-teslas-cybertruck-are-not-unbreakable.html|access-date=2020-05-13|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; An SUV [[Waukesha Christmas parade attack|plows through a Christmas parade]] in [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]], killing six and injuring 62.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romero|first=Dennis|date=November 29, 2021|title=6th homicide charge filed against Waukesha parade attack suspect Darrell Brooks|work=[[NBC News]]|url=https://nbcnews.com/news/us-news/6th-homicide-charge-filed-waukesha-parade-suspect-darrell-brooks-rcna7002|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; A [[2022 West Java earthquake|magnitude 5.6 earthquake]] on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia's Cianjur quake death toll jumps to 602 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/12/16/indonesia039s-cianjur-quake-death-toll-jumps-to-602 |access-date=24 October 2023 |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=The Star |date=16 December 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105052421/https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/12/16/indonesia039s-cianjur-quake-death-toll-jumps-to-602 |archive-date= Nov 5, 2023 }}</ref>