A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 22nd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On November 22, 1718, one of the most colorful pirates of all time, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, died.
On November 22, 1896, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., the inventor of the Ferris Wheel, died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Typhoid Fever.
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
On November 22, 1975, in the wake of the death of dictator Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos I was declared King of Spain.
On November 22, 1986, boxer Mike Tyson won the Heavyweight boxing championship at the record young age of 20 years old.
On November 22, 1988, one of the most costly of the Cold War high technology weapons was revealed when the prototype of the Northrup Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was made public.
On November 22, 2021, we took a look at the three major motion pictures based on the 1965 Frank Herbert science fiction novel, Dune, along with the television miniseries on the same topic.
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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