Today in History
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1979 Mob burns down US embassy in Pakistan
The mob was allegedly incensed by a rumor that the United States was involved in an attack on a mosq
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1964 Verrazano Narrows Bridge opens in NYC
The suspension bridge connects Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City and at the time of its op
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1962 War between China and India ends
The month long war began over a border dispute between the two countries and ended with a unilateral
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1941 Tweety Bird makes its debut
The fictional cartoon canary also just called Tweety made his first appearance in A Tale of Two Kitt
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1920 Bloody Sunday in Ireland
A key event in the Irish War of Independence, which was a conflict between the British government an
Births On This Day,
November, 21
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1969 Ken Griffey, Jr.
American baseball player
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1965 Björk
Icelandic singer-songwriter, producer, actress
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1945 Goldie Hawn
American actress
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1854 Pope Benedict XV
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1694 Voltaire
French philosopher
Deaths On This Day,
November, 21
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2012 Ajmal Kasab
Pakistani terrorist
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1996 Abdus Salam
Pakistani physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1970 C. V. Raman
Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1959 Max Baer
American boxer, actor
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1899 Garret Hobart
American lawyer, politician, 24th Vice President of the United States