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Today is Thursday, November 21, 2024. It's the 326 day of the year, and we're on week 47. What Happened on November 21 in History? Keep reading to find out!

2019

Elon Musk revealed Tesla's first electric cyber truck with shatterproof windows.

1998

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.

1980

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.

1974

Two bombs exploded in pubs in central Birmingham, UK.

1931

The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.

1920

Benito Mussolini and Leandro Arpinati led squads of fighters in the melee between Fascists and Socialists in Bologna, Italy.

1871

Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.

1794

British Navy Admiral William Brown and his crew discovered Honolulu Harbor.

1789

North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.

1783

French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.

1676

Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.

1654

Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.

1386

Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, fell to the armies of Timur.

695 AD

Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.

234 AD

Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.