World Television Day
164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus restored the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
1620 - Pilgrim Fathers reached America: Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts
1791 - Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte waspromoted to full general and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.
1877 - Tom Edison announced his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) - first machine to play and record sound
1971 - Indian troops aided by Mukti Bahini (freedom fighters of present Bangla Desh) defeated the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
1974 - Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto
1986 - Central African Republic adopted constitution
1995 - Dow Jones closed above 5,000 for 1st time
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21 November - History of Discoveries and Inventions
21 November - History of India
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