International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: This day aims to raise awareness about the dangers journalists face while doing their jobs and the need to end impunity for crimes against them.
National Espresso Day: This day is observed to celebrate the rich, bold flavor of espresso, a concentrated form of coffee that originated in Italy.
Fibonacci Day: This day is celebrated on November 23 because the date (11/23) is the first four digits of the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.
World Television Day: This day recognizes the importance of television as a means of communication and a source of information and entertainment.
National Cashew Day: This day is observed to celebrate cashew nuts, which are native to Brazil and are enjoyed around the world for their sweet and nutty flavor.
534 – Byzantine general Belisarius leads the troops to the capture of the Vandal capital of Carthage in North Africa.
1644 – The Ming dynasty of China is overthrown after being defeated by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in the Battle of Jingnan.
1808 – French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte issues the Milan Decree, which orders the seizure of British goods in ports under French control.
1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chattanooga begins, with Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant attacking Confederate troops on Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge in Tennessee.
1910 – The first flight of a commercial airliner takes place, as a plane operated by the French airline Groupe des Messageries Aériennes makes a round trip between Toulouse and Barcelona.
1936 – The first issue of Life magazine is published, featuring a cover photo of a Fort Peck Dam construction worker taken by photographer Margaret Bourke-White.
1963 – The BBC broadcasts the first episode of Doctor Who, a science fiction television series that has since become a cultural phenomenon.
1971 – The People’s Republic of China is admitted to the United Nations, replacing the Republic of China (Taiwan) as China’s representative.
1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked by three men who demand the pilot fly to Australia, but the plane runs out of fuel and crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros, killing 125 of the 175 people on board.
2017 – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe resigns from office after 37 years of rule, following a military coup and mass protests.
