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On this day, November 21st
North Carolina becomes a U.S. state on this day in 1789.
On this day, November 20th
It was 24 years ago today that Microsoft released Windows 1.0.
On this day, November 19th
The Mayflower makes landfall in the New World in 1620 and President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg address on this day in 1863.
On this day, November 18th
Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple cult members in a mass murder-suicide in 1978 and the tragic Texas A&M bonfire collapse happens on this day 10 years ago. 
On this day, November 17th
Congress holds its first session in Washington D.C. in 1800 and a meteor shower lights up the skies worlwide on this day in 1998.
On this day, November 16th
The U.S. adds a new state on this day in 1907 and a popular musical is performed for the first time on Broadway 50 years ago.
On this day, November 15th
The Articles of Confederation were adopted on this day in 1777 and Banglades is rocked by Cyclone Sidr two years ago.
On this day, November 14th
During World War II the English city of Coventry was bombed by the Germans, killing more than 1,000 civilians and destroying the medieval cathedral.
On this day, November 13th
King Edward VIII announced his intentions to marry a divorced American woman in 1936 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended on this day in 1956.
On this day, November 12th
The first known pictures of the Loch Ness Monster were taken on this day more than 75 years ago.


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