November 21, 1920, entered the lexicon of Irish history as “Bloody Sunday,” a day when violence in the Irish War of Independence erupted with unprecedented ferocity and irreversible consequences. In the space of a few hours, the conflict between the Irish Republican Army (IRA)…
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On November 21, 2019, Elon Musk and Tesla made waves in the automotive world by unveiling its highly anticipated Cybertruck at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne, California. The event, filled with Tesla’s characteristic flair, was meant to showcase a futuristic electric vehicle that…
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On November 21, 1783, the world witnessed a groundbreaking moment in aeronautics with the first successful hot air balloon flight. The event took place in Paris, France, and marked a pivotal moment in human history, as it showcased the feasibility of controlled flight and…
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On November 20, 1989, the streets of Prague heaved with a force that the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia could no longer ignore. What had begun just days earlier as a cautious student demonstration against one-party rule had become a tidal wave of nearly 500,000…
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On November 20, 1991, the United States Senate Ethics Committee formally censured Senator Alan Cranston of California, concluding an extensive investigation into his controversial ties to Charles Keating, a central figure in the savings-and-loan crisis. This censure, among the severest actions the Senate can…
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The sinking of the Essex on November 20, 1820, stands as one of the most dramatic and consequential maritime disasters in history, an incident so shocking that it would inspire one of literature’s greatest novels. Departing from Nantucket, Massachusetts, the Essex was a whaling ship on a routine…
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On November 19, 1999, a soft-spoken Internal Revenue Service employee from Connecticut accomplished something no contestant had ever done before on American television: John Carpenter became the first person to win the top prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, capturing the $1…
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On November 19, 2004, one of the most notorious incidents in basketball history unfolded: the “Malice at the Palace.” This infamous brawl, which erupted during a game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills, remains a defining moment…
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In the middle of November, the sixteenth president was jotting down a speech as he traveled by train from Washington to Pennsylvania to dedicate the most famous battle in American history. The Gettysburg Address, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, is…
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On November 18, 1903, the United States secured sweeping control over a ten-mile-wide corridor in Panama, completing an agreement that cleared the way for construction of an interoceanic canal and placed the strategic waterway under near-total American authority. The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, signed in Washington…
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