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Interesting facts from history that happened on this day!
On this day, November 22 1718, Blackbeard was killed in combat.
November 22, 2024 at 4:58 PM
On this day, November 22 1986, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavy weight boxing champion in history at just age 20.
November 22, 2024 at 4:55 PM
On this day, November 22 1995, Toy Story is released.

It was the first fully animated feature length film.
November 22, 2024 at 4:54 PM
On this day, November 22 1963, John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
November 22, 2024 at 4:53 PM
On this day, November 21st 1783, the first human crewed flight took place in Paris in the Montgolfier balloon.
November 21, 2024 at 2:40 PM
On this day, November 21st 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened between Brooklyn and Staten Island.

On average 200,000 vehicles use this bridge each day.
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
On this day, November 21st 2024, Bluesky reached more than 20,900,000 users.

If Bluesky was a country it would have a population slightly larger than Kazakhstan or Chad.
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
On this day, November 21st 1931, Frankenstein is released in cinemas.
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 AM
On this day, November 20th 1985, Windows 1.0 is released.
November 20, 2024 at 10:37 PM
On this day, November 20th 1866, Pierre Lallement Received the first patent in the USA for a pedal bicycle.
November 20, 2024 at 8:33 PM
On this day in 1947 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are married at Westminster Abbey.
November 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
On this day in 1910 Russian author Leo Tolstoy passed away.

“One must put oneself in every one’s position. To understand everything is to forgive everything.”
November 20, 2024 at 12:56 PM
On this day in 1917 tanks were first effectively used in warfare during the Battle of Cambrai.
November 20, 2024 at 12:15 PM