On this day... November 19:

On this day...

November 19:  International Men's Day; Liberation Day in Mali 1493 – Christopher Columbus became the first European to land on Puerto Rico, naming it San Juan Bautista after John the Baptist. 1816 – The University of Warsaw (main gate pictured), currently the largest university in Poland, was established as Congress Poland found itself a territory without a university. 1941 – World War II: The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydneyand the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran destroyed each otherin the Indian Ocean. 1969 – Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his 1000th goal. 1994 – The first National Lottery draw in the United Kingdom was held, with seven winners sharing a prize of £5,874,778.