Papua New Guinea gains self governance from Australia. After the war, some Australian officials wanted a return to the prewar order, while others wanted to…
30 November 1864
In the Battle of Franklin, the Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio. The Battle…
29 November 1549
The papal conclave of 1549–50 starts. The papal conclave from November 29, 1549, to February 7, 1550, convened after the death of Pope Paul III…
28 November 1942
A fire in the Cocoanut Grove in Boston nightclub kills 492 people. The Cocoanut Grove Fire was a nightclub fire in the United States. The…
27 November 1987
South African Airways Flight 295 crashes all on board were killed. South African Airways Flight 295, a Boeing 747 named Helderberg, was a commercial flight…
26 November 1998
The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India. At least 150 people were feared killed and 250 injured in a train accident…
25 November 1783
The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Nearly three months after the Treaty of…
24 November 1969
The Apollo 12 command module splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon. Apollo 12, the second…
23 November 2001
The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary. The Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or the Budapest Convention,…
22 November 1995
Toy Story is released as the full length film created completely using computer generated imagery. On this day in tech history, “Toy Story” was released…