November 22 in History

• 1718

  November 22, 1718:

  The notorious English pirate, Blackbeard is killed by British naval forces off North Carolina’s coast.

• 1910

  November 22, 1910:

  The patent for a golf club with a metallic shaft is granted to Arthur F. Knight.

• 1943

  November 22, 1943:

  Lebanon announces its independence from France.

• 1963

  November 22, 1963:

  US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by gunshot while travelling in Texas in an open car.

• 1968

  November 22, 1968:

  The first interracial kiss on American television is seen by viewers on the “Star Trek” episode titled “Plato's Stepchildren”.

• 1986

  November 22, 1986:

  Boxer Mike Tyson becomes a heavyweight champion at the age of 20 after defeating Trevor Berbick via knock out in round 2.

• 1990

  November 22, 1990:

  Margaret Thatcher announces that she is stepping down as the Prime Minster of Great Britain.

• 1994

  November 22, 1994:

  64 people dies as Mount Merapi on Indonesia’s Java Island erupts.

• 1995

  November 22, 1995:

  The computer-animated film, “Toy Story” starts showing in US theatres.

• 2005

  November 22, 2005:

  Angela Merkel is sworn in as the first female chancellor of Germany.