The Sex Pistols release “Anarchy in the U.K.”, heralding the arrival of punk rock in the UK. By late 1976, bands such as Television and…
25 November 1941
The HMS Barham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War 2. The HMS Barham was one of five fast battleships of the Queen…
24 November 1877
The novel, Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell is published. Black Beauty, the fictional ‘autobiography’ of a talking horse, was published in November 24, 1877 and…
23 November 1978
A cyclone in Eastern Sri Lanka kills almost 1000 people. The 1978 cyclone in Eastern province of Sri Lanka was the strongest tropical cyclone which…
22 November 1990
Lech Walesa is elected as the President of Poland. Lech Walesa is known for his valiant effort to free his native Poland from Communist rule….
21 November 2012
A bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv, wounding 28 people. The 2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing was a mass-injury terror attack carried…
20 November 1985
Microsoft releases Windows 1.0. On November 20, 1985, a small technology company out of Bellevue, Washington launched a 16-bit graphical operating system for the PC….
19 November 1998
The portrait of the ‘Artist Without Beard’ by Vincent van Gogh sells at auction for US$71.5 million. The last self portrait of the famous artist…
18 November 1626
St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated. On this day, November 18, 1626, the new St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was consecrated by Pope Urban VIII. Rather…
17 November 1950
Lhamo Dondrub is made the 14th Dalai Lama. The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a living paradox; he upholds compassion and nonviolence while battling…