November 22 - This 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. First lady Jacqueline Kennedy rarely accompanied her husband on political outings, but she was beside him... 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