| 1497 | Explorer Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. |
| 1917 | The National Hockey League is founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| 1943 | At the World War II Cairo Conference held November 22-26 in Cairo, Egypt, Allied governments meet to define their war aims with respect to Japan . |
| 1963 | Pres. John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, TX. Vice Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president. |
| 1967 | The UN Security Council unanimously approves Resolution 242, proposing in essence that Israel withdraw from the occupied territories in return for recognition of its independence by the Arab states and the establishment of secure borders. |
| 1975 | Juan Carlos I becomes king of Spain, days after the death of Francisco Franco. |
| 1988 | After years of secrecy, the Air Force displays the B-2 Stealth bomber. |
| 1990 | British Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher resigns. |
| 2005 | The German Parliament elects Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Party, as chancellor of Germany. |
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