November 21 - The Day in History

November 21 : General Interest 1980: Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R. On this day in 1980, 350 million people around the world tune in to television's popular primetime drama "Dallas" to find out who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate... read more American Revolution 1776 : Washington orders General Lee to New Jersey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-orders-general-lee-to-new-jersey Automotive 1927 : Holland Tunnel appears on the cover of Time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/holland-tunnel-appears-on-the-cover-of-time Civil War 1861 : Judah Benjamin becomes Confederate secretary of war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/-judah-benjamin-becomes-confederate-secretary-of-war Cold War 1975 : Congressional report charges U.S. involvement in assassination plots http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congressional-report-charges-us-involvement-in-assassination-plots Crime 1986 : Oliver North starts feeding documents into the shredding machine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oliver-north-starts-feeding-documents-into-the-shredding-machine Disaster 1916 : Britannic sinks in Aegean Sea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britannic-sinks-in-aegean-sea General Interest 1783 : Men fly over Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/men-fly-over-paris 1877 : Edison's first great invention http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edisons-first-great-invention 1985 : Israeli spy arrested in United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/israeli-spy-arrested-in-united-states Hollywood 1976 : Rocky premieres http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rocky-premieres Literary 1694 : Voltaire's birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/voltaires-birthday Music 1934 : Ella Fitzgerald wins Amateur Night at Harlem's Apollo Theater http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ella-fitzgerald-wins-amateur-night-at-harlem39s-apollo-theater Old West 1860 : Tom Horn is born in Missouri http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tom-horn-is-born-in-missouri Presidential 1864 : Lincoln allegedly writes to mother of Civil War casualties http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-allegedly-writes-to-mother-of-civil-war-casualties Sports 1931 : USC ends Notre Dame winning streak http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/usc-ends-notre-dame-winning-streak Vietnam War 1967 : Westmoreland tells media the communists are losing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-tells-media-the-communists-are-losing 1970 : U.S. force raids Son Tay prison camp http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-force-raids-son-tay-prison-camp World War I 1916 : Emperor Franz Josef of Austria dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emperor-franz-josef-of-austria-dies World War II 1941 : Nazi chief architect requests POWs to labor for a new Berlin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazi-chief-architect-requests-pows-to-labor-for-a-new-berlin

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