What Happened on Nov 20

Birth of Peregrine White, First English Child Born to Pilgrims in New World (North America)

Peregrine White (November 20, 1620 – July 20, 1704) was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. He was born in Provincetown... Read more

Battle Of Blackstock's Farm

The Battle of Blackstock's Farm, an encounter of the American Revolutionary War, took place in what today is Union County, South Carolina, a few... Read more

A 20-Ton Sperm Whale Sinks the Whaling Ship Essex

On 20 November, The Essex sighted a school of whales, and all three boats set off in pursuit. But Chase had bad luck again, as a whale immediately... Read more

Deacon Henry Brewster Decides To Create Howard University

On November 20, 1866, ten members of the First Congregational Society of Washington, D.C. gathered in the home of Deacon Henry Brewster for a... Read more

"A Night in the Show" (film) is Released

A Night in the Show was Charlie Chaplin's 12th film for Essanay. It was made at Majestic Studio in Los Angeles the fall of 1915. Chaplin played two... Read more

Battle of Cambrai (1917)

Hundreds of British Tanks Breach the Hindenburg Line at Cambrai General Byng' s Army, After Nearly Reaching Its Objective, Forced to... Read more

Senator Robert Byrd is Born as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr

Byrd was born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on November 20, 1917. When he was one year old, his mother, Ada Mae... Read more

The Road of Life Begins Operation

The Road of Life (Russian: Доро́га жи́зни, doroga zhizni) was the ice road transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga, which provided the only... Read more

Joe Biden is born

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (pronounced /ˈdʒoʊzɨf rɒbɨˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; born November 20, 1942), is the 47th and Vice President of the United... Read more

Battle of Tarawa

The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, largely fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It was the second... Read more

Hurum Air Disaster

The Hurum air disaster was an Aero Holland plane crash in Hurum southwest of Oslo, Norway as it was approaching Fornebu Airport on 20 November... Read more

Linjeflyg Flight 277 Crashes

Linjeflyg Flight 277 (actually LF267V), a Convair CV-340 Metropolitan (SE-CCK), crashed during the approach to Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport,... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Eivets Rednow

Eivets Rednow (prominently featuring "Alfie" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) is a 1968 instrumental album released by Stevie Wonder under the... Read more

Alice Cooper releases Muscle of Love

Muscle of Love is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1973. It is the last studio album recorded by the original Alice Cooper band, and is a... Read more

Siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca

The Siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca was a pivotal event in the evolution of terrorist actions. Smuggling in their weapons on biers(objects used... Read more

Cal vs. Stanford: "The Play"

The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford... Read more

SETI Institute is Founded

Founded in November 1984, the SETI Institute began operations on February 1, 1985. Today it employs over 150 scientists, educators and support... Read more

Microsoft Releases Windows Version 1.0

On November 20, 1985, two years after the initial announcement, Windows ships Windows 1.0. Now, rather than typing MS‑DOS commands, you just move a... Read more

"The Nose Job" - Season 3 Episode 9 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Nose Job" was the twenty-sixth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the ninth episode for the show's third season. It aired on November 20,... Read more

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York released

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is the 1992 sequel to the 1990 film Home Alone, and the second film in the Home Alone series. Home Alone 2 was... Read more

MST3k Ep. 516 - "Alien from L.A."

A clumsy California woman (Kathy Ireland) looks for her father in the lost underground civilization of Atlantis. Read more

Garley Building Fire

The death toll in Hong Kong's worst building fire rose to 39 yesterday, as it was revealed that a welder's spark was most probably to blame for the... Read more

Destiny's Child releases "Emotion" single

"Emotion" was remade by R&B group Destiny's Child in 2001, it was produced and arranged by Mark J. Feist. It is a slower-tempo version than the... Read more

Die Another Day released

Die Another Day (2002) is the twentieth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6... Read more

"Frida" is Released

"Frida" chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera, as the young couple took the art world by storm. From... Read more