TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018

On this day in history:

1699 - A treaty was signed by Denmark, Russia, Saxony and Poland for the partitioning of the Swedish Empire.

1718 - English pirate Edward Teach (aka “Blackbeard”) was killed during a battle off the coast of North Carolina. British soldiers cornered him aboard his ship and killed him. He was shot and stabbed more than 25 times.

1928 - In Paris, Bolero by Maurice Ravel was first performed publicly.

1942 - During World War II, the Battle of Stalingrad began.

1952 - Lang Hancock claims to have discovered the iron ore deposits which change Australia from being an importer of iron ore to an exporter.

1956 - The opening ceremony for the Melbourne Olympics is held.

1963 - U.S. President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.

1967 - The UN Security Council approved resolution 242. The resolution called for Israel to withdraw from territories it had captured in 1967 and called on adversaries to recognise Israel’s right to exist.

1974 - The UN General Assembly gave the Palestine Liberation Organisation observer status.

1975 - Juan Carlos I was proclaimed King of Spain upon the death of Gen. Francisco Franco.

1977 - Regular passenger service on the Concorde began between New York and Europe.

1983 - The Bundestag approved NATO’s plan to deploy new US nuclear missiles in West Germany.

1986 - An Iranian surface-to-surface missile hit a residential area in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, wounding 20 civilians.

1986 - Mike Tyson became the youngest to wear the world heavyweight-boxing crown. He was only 20 years and 4 months old.

1990 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced she would resign.

2005 - Angela Merkel was elected as Germany’s first female chancellor.