November 22 - The Day in History

November 22 : General Interest 1963: John F. Kennedy assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible... read more American Revolution 1783 : John Hanson, so-called first president, dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-hanson-so-called-first-president-dies Automotive 1900 : First Mercedes goes for a test drive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-mercedes-goes-for-a-test-drive Civil War 1864 : Confederate General Hood enters Tennessee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/-hood-enters-tennessee Cold War 1963 : Kennedy assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-assassinated Crime 1963 : President Kennedy is assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-kennedy-is-assassinated Disaster 1950 : Commuter trains collide in New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commuter-trains-collide-in-new-york-city General Interest 1718 : Blackbeard killed off North Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blackbeard-killed-off-north-carolina 1988 : Stealth bomber unveiled http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stealth-bomber-unveiled 1990 : Margaret Thatcher resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/margaret-thatcher-resigns Hollywood 2002 : Die Another Day released 40 years after first Bond film http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/die-another-day-released-40-years-after-first-bond-film Literary 1819 : George Eliot is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-eliot-is-born Music 1975 : KC and the Sunshine band top the U.S. pop charts with "That's The Way (I Like It)" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kc-and-the-sunshine-band-top-the-us-pop-charts-with-quotthat39s-the-way-i-like-itquot Old West 1916 : Jack London dies of kidney disease http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-london-dies-of-kidney-disease Presidential 1963 : Kennedy becomes fourth president to be assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-becomes-fourth-president-to-be-assassinated Sports 1986 : Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mike-tyson-becomes-the-youngest-heavyweight-champ-in-history Vietnam War 1963 : JFK assassinated in Dallas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-assassinated-in-dallas 1967 : Westmoreland claims U.S. victory at Dak To http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-claims-us-victory-at-dak-to 1972 : First B-52 shot down over North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-b-52-shot-down-over-north-vietnam World War I 1914 : Fighting suspended in Ypres Salient http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighting-suspended-in-ypres-salient World War II 1942 : Soviets encircle Germans at Stalingrad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-encircle-germans-at-stalingrad

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