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Friday, 21 November 2014
On this day... November 22:
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November 22
:
Alphabet Day
in Albania (
1908
);
Independence Day
in
Lebanon
(
1943
)
1718
– The
pirate
Blackbeard
was killed in battle by a boarding party of British sailors off the coast of
North Carolina
, ending his reign of terror in the
Caribbean
.
1812
–
War of 1812
: During a punitive expedition against Native American villages, a contingent of
Indiana Rangers
were
ambushed
by
Kickapoo
,
Winnebago
, and
Shawnee
warriors.
1910
– The crews of the Brazilian warships
Minas Geraes
,
São Paulo
,
Bahia
—all of which had been commissioned
only months before
—and several smaller warships mutinied in what became known as the
Revolt of the Lash
.
1967
– The
United Nations Security Council
unanimously adopted
Resolution 242
in the aftermath of the
Six-Day War
between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
2004
–
Massive protests
(pictured)
started across Ukraine due to allegations that the
presidential election
between sitting
Prime Minister
Viktor Yanukovych
and
opposition
leader
Viktor Yushchenko
was rigged.
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