One of the World’s Largest Diamonds Found in Botswana

On November 16, 2015

The fourth largest diamond was found in Karowe Mine, Botswana.

The diamond was named Lesedi La Rona and is 1.11 carats.

This Day in History - November 16

1973

The Skylab 4 mission was launched by NASA, taking a crew of three astronauts to the US space station.

1995

Queen Elizabeth II had hip surgery at King Edward VII Hospital.

2017

Nineteen countries vowed to gradually phase out coal at the United Nations Summit in Bonn, Germany.

1965

The Soviet Union's Venera 3 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiered in Los Angeles.

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