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On this day in history - Today, November, 21

Today in History

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 1941 Tweety Bird makes its debut

    The fictional cartoon canary also just called Tweety made his first appearance in A Tale of Two Kitt

  • 1920 Bloody Sunday in Ireland

    A key event in the Irish War of Independence, which was a conflict between the British government an

Illustration of stork, signifying birth

Births On This Day,
November, 21

  • 1969 Ken Griffey, Jr.

    American baseball player

  • 1965 Björk

    Icelandic singer-songwriter, producer, actress

  • 1945 Goldie Hawn

    American actress

  • 1854 Pope Benedict XV

  • 1694 Voltaire

    French philosopher

Illustration of tombstone, signifying death

Deaths On This Day,
November, 21

  • 2012 Ajmal Kasab

    Pakistani terrorist

  • 1996 Abdus Salam

    Pakistani physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

  • 1970 C. V. Raman

    Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

  • 1959 Max Baer

    American boxer, actor

  • 1899 Garret Hobart

    American lawyer, politician, 24th Vice President of the United States