Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
2 December 1947
Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
30 November 1982
Michael Jackson’s sixth solo studio album, Thriller, is released worldwide, ultimately to become the best-selling record album in history.
29 October 1998
In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
28 November 1905
Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
26 November 1942
Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
24 November 1963
Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is killed by Jack Ruby.