Today in History

November 22

1943 - Lebanon gains independence from France.

1963 - US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

1968 - The Beatles release the album The Beatles.

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

1975 - Juan Carlos I becomes King of Spain.

1988 - The US Air Force unveils the B-2 stealth bomber to the public.

1989 - Lebanese President Rene Muawad is killed in a powerful blast in Beirut. 1993 - Mexican Senate approves North American Free Trade Agreement. 2005 - Angela Merkel becomes first female Chancellor of Germany.

2014 - Large numbers of voters vote in Bahrain’s parliamentary polls.