David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe. David Livingstone was a 19th-century Scottish explorer whose curiosity…
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16 November 1974
The Arecibo message is broadcast from Puerto Rico. The Arecibo Message is a radio signal sent into space on November 16, 1974, from the Arecibo…
16 November 1855
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls, one of the most iconic and spectacular…
16 November 1940
The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
16 November 1920
Qantas, Australia’s national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
16 November 1945
UNESCO is founded. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO’]
16 November 1871
The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State. The National Rifle Association of America is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for…
16 November 1945
UNESCO is founded. The Constitution of UNESCO was signed in London on 16 November 1945 by 37 countries and came into force with its 20th…
16 November 1938
LSD is synthesized for the first time by Albert Hofmann. Albert Hofmann, a chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical, synthesized LSD for the first time in…