November 15 - This day in History

November 15: General Interest
1867: First stock ticker debuts

On this day in 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker ultimately revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the... read more


American Revolution
1777 : Articles of Confederation adopted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/articles-of-confederation-adopted


Automotive
1965 : Craig Breedlove sets new land-speed record
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/craig-breedlove-sets-new-land-speed-record


Civil War
1864 : Sherman's March to the Sea begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-march-to-the-sea-begins


Cold War
1957 : Nikita Khrushchev challenges United States to a missile "shooting match"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nikita-khrushchev-challenges-united-states-to-a-missile-shooting-match


Crime
1923 : Accused of rape, James Montgomery's struggle for justice begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/accused-of-rape-james-montgomerys-struggle-for-justice-begins


Disaster
1978 : Plane crashes into Sri Lankan plantation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-sri-lankan-plantation


General Interest
1889 : Brazil's last emperor deposed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brazils-last-emperor-deposed

1891 : Erwin Rommel is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/erwin-rommel-is-born

1984 : Baby Fae dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baby-fae-dies


Hollywood
1956 : Elvis makes movie debut in Love Me Tender
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-makes-movie-debut-in-love-me-tender


Literary
1859 : Final installment of A Tale of Two Cities is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-installment-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-is-published


Music
1943 : Leonard Bernstein's Philharmonic debut makes front-page news
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leonard-bernstein39s-philharmonic-debut-makes-front-page-news


Old West
1806 : Zebulon Pike spots an imposing mountain
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zebulon-pike-spots-an-imposing-mountain


Presidential
1977 : President Carter hosts shah of Iran
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-carter-hosts-shah-of-iran


Sports
1965 : Craig Breedlove sets new land-speed record
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/breedlove-sets-new-land-speed-record


Vietnam War
1966 : Chairman of the Joint Chiefs heckled at university
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-heckled-at-university

1969 : Second moratorium against the war held
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-moratorium-against-the-war-held


World War I
1917 : Georges Clemenceau named French prime minister
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georges-clemenceau-named-french-prime-minister


World War II
1943 : Himmler orders Gypsies to concentration camps
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/himmler-orders-gypsies-to-concentration-camps