A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion’]
20 November 1985
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_1.0′]
19 November 1989
Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall’]
18 November 1755
The Corsican Constitution is voted. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_Constitution’]
17 November 2012
At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfalut_railway_accident’]
16 November 1945
UNESCO is founded. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO’]
15 November 2006
Al Jazeera English launches worldwide. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_English’]
14 November 2012
Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.
13 November 1994
In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Swedish_European_Union_membership_referendum’]
12 November 1991
Santa Cruz massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_massacre’]