On This Day (November 22)

[MSFixR]

• 1718 - Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") was killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
• 1869 – The Cutty Sark, one of the last sailing clippers ever to be built, was launched at Dumbarton in Scotland.
• 1922 - Egyptology: Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opened the tomb of Tutankhamun.
  
  
  King Tut Ankh Amun Golden Mask
  
  
• 1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy was killed and Texas Governor John B. Connally was seriously wounded by an assassin, identified as Lee Harvey Oswald, who was later captured and charged with the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit. That same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.
  
  
  John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
  
  
• 1963 - C. S. Lewis, Irish author died. (b. 1898)
• 1967 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 242 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
• 1975 – Two days after the death of Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was declared King of Spain according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco.
• 1981 - Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel laureate died. (b. 1900)
• 2004 – Orange Revolution: Massive protests started in cities across Ukraine, resulting from allegations that the Ukrainian presidential election between sitting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and leader of the opposition coalition Viktor Yushchenko was rigged.
• 2005 – Angela Merkel assumed office as the first female Chancellor of Germany.

[Mónica]

1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy was killed and Texas Governor John B. Connally was seriously wounded by an assassin, identified as Lee Harvey Oswald, who was later captured and charged with the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit. That same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.

It seemed as if the Kennedy-clan was cursed because so many members got killed etc...

2005 – Angela Merkel assumed office as the first female Chancellor of Germany.

Right after the election, here was a huge debate because the CDU & SPD (the 2 leading parties in Germany) had almost the same amount of votes! Crazyness.

Thankx for the list, FixR!