On November 19.1977 ; TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131. source
On November 19.1977 ; TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.
On November 19.1985 ; Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet s source
On November 19.1985 ; Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet s
On November 19.2002 ; The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history. source
On November 19.2002 ; The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
On November 20.1980 ; Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. source
On November 20.1980 ; Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole.
On November 20.1992 ; In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage. source
On November 20.1992 ; In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
On November 20.2015 ; Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali source
On November 20.2015 ; Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali
On November 21.1905 ; Albert Einstein's paper, "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", is published in the journal Annalen der Physik. This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equival source
On November 21.1905 ; Albert Einstein's paper, "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", is published in the journal Annalen der Physik. This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equival
On November 21.1927 ; Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes. source
On November 21.1927 ; Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
On November 21.2013 ; A supermarket roof collapse in Riga, Zolitude, Latvia killing 54 people. source
On November 21.2013 ; A supermarket roof collapse in Riga, Zolitude, Latvia killing 54 people.
On November 22.1869 ; In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today. source
On November 22.1869 ; In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.
On November 22.1973 ; The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded. source
On November 22.1973 ; The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
On November 23.1867 ; The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish nationalists from custody. source
On November 23.1867 ; The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish nationalists from custody.
On November 23.1953 ; Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior. source
On November 23.1953 ; Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.
On November 23.1978 ; The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies. source
On November 23.1978 ; The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
On November 24.1922 ; Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver. source
On November 24.1922 ; Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.
On November 24.1971 ; During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. source
On November 24.1971 ; During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.
On November 24.1973 ; A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months. source
On November 24.1973 ; A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months.
On November 25.1833 ; A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast. source
On November 25.1833 ; A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
On November 25.1926 ; The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400. source
On November 25.1926 ; The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
On November 25.1950 ; The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars). source
On November 25.1950 ; The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
On November 25.2009 ;Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. source
On November 25.2009 ;Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.
On November 26.1999 ; The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured. source
On November 26.1999 ; The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
On November 27.1703 ; The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703. source
On November 27.1703 ; The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.
On November 27.1975 ; The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England. source
On November 27.1975 ; The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
On November 27.1987 ; South African Airways Flight 295 crashes and kills all 159 on board. source
On November 27.1987 ; South African Airways Flight 295 crashes and kills all 159 on board.
On November 27.1989 ; Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack. source
On November 27.1989 ; Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack.
On November 28.1908 ; A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor. source
On November 28.1908 ; A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
On November 28.1942 ; In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. source
On November 28.1942 ; In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
On November 28.1967 ; The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. source
On November 28.1967 ; The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
On November 28.1979 ; Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. source
On November 28.1979 ; Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.