2333 BC – The state of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao.
52 BC – Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia.
42 BC – First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar’s assassins Brutus and Cassius.
1226 – Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181) Dies
1264 – Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1430 – Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia
1656 – Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies of strangury at 72
1691 – English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland
1778 – Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska.
1789 – George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America.
1849 – American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
1863 – The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.
1900 – Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. 1938) was born.
1908 – The Pravda newspaper founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev and other Russian exiles in Vienna.
1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, U.S. cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine (d. 1993) Born
1925 – Gore Vidal, West Point NY, author (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln), (d. 2012)Born
1932 – Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1936 – John Heisman, American football coach, dies of pneumonia at 66
1938 – Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist/guitarist (C’Mon Everybody) Born
1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter was born.
1942 – Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician and actor was born.
1949 – WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
1950 – Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
1952 – The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world’s third nuclear power.
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dallas TX, guitarist (Sky is Crying, Texas Flood) Born
1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, FBI Informant, and activist was birthed
1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.
1957 – Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems is ruled to be not obscene by the California State Superior Court.
1959 – Fred Couples, Seattle Washington, American golfer and Masters Champion (1992) Born
1961 – The Dick Van Dyke Show premieres on CBS-TV in the United States.
1962 – Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem, and Rock Star Supernova) was born.
1963 – A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule.
1964 – First buffalo wings are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
1968 – Military coup overthrows President Fernando Belaúnde Terry in Peru
1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (No Doubt) was born.
1974 – Watergate trial begins
1979 – Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Ataxia, and The Bicycle Thief) was born.
1981 – The hunger strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
1986 – Soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die
1989 – Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails
1990 – German reunification: The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.
1992 – Sinead O’Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live
1995 – O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
1998 – Roddy McDowall, English-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1928) died.
2003 – During a show at the Mirage, Roy Horn was bitten on the neck by a 7-year-old male white tiger named Montecore.Just prior to the attack, Horn appeared to have convulsed in a seizure like manner[citation needed] that triggered a startled reaction from Montecore, prompting the white tiger to try and move Horn to safety. Crew members separated Horn from the tiger and rushed him to the only Level I trauma center in Nevada, University Medical Center. Horn was critically injured and sustained severe blood loss. While being taken to the hospital, Horn said, “Montecore is a great cat. Make sure no harm comes to Montecore.”
2004 – Janet Leigh, (Psycho) American actress, dies at 77
2008 – The $700 billion bailout bill for the US financial system is signed by President George W. Bush
2008 – OJ Simpson found guilty of charges of kidnapping and armed robbery