Osun Defender History Corner: November 21st In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.
November 21st, 1620
The Mayflower Compact is signed by the Pilgrims on their journey to the New World.
November 21st, 1783
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot air balloon makes its first untethered flight.
November 21st, 1877
Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph.
November 21st, 1916
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in the Aegean Sea.
November 21st, 1922
Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia becomes the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
November 21st, 1927
Columbine Mine Massacre in Colorado leaves six union miners dead.
November 21st, 1945
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors ends after 113 days.
November 21st, 1962
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
November 21st, 1966
Nigeria’s First Republic is overthrown in a military coup.
November 21st, 1979
The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob, resulting in the death of two Americans.
November 21st, 1980
A deadly earthquake strikes southern Italy, killing over 3,000 people.
November 21st, 1986
Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes, killing all 247 people on board
November 21st, 1995
The Dayton Agreement is initialed at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, ending the Bosnian War.
November 21st, 1995
Nigerian playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa is executed.
November 21st, 2002
NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to become members.
November 21st, 2002
Miss World riots occur in Nigeria, resulting in more than 200 deaths.
November 21st, 2004
The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% of Iraq’s external debt.
November 21st, 2006
Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in Beirut.
November 21st, 2012
A factory fire in Bangladesh kills over 100 garment workers.
November 21st, 2017
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe resigns after 37 years in power.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on November 21st. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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