On this day in history - Today, November, 16

Today in History

• 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone released

  The film version of the popular book by the same name written by author J. K. Rowling starred Daniel

• 1988 Estonians declare sovereignty from USSR

  Estonians issued the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration as part of the Singing Revolution. The Declara

• 1965 Soviets launch Venera 3

  Part of the Venera program, it was the first space probe to land on another planet - Venus. Unfortun

• 1945 UNESCO founded

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a special branch of the Unit

• 1940 Warsaw ghetto sealed

  The largest Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, the Warsaw ghetto, was created in October 1940 by