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Tuesday, November 21. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
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Firsts, not anniversaries
1969The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.59 years ago
1961"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States.67 years ago
1922Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.106 years ago
1902The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeat the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first-ever professional American football night game.126 years ago
1894Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.134 years ago
1783In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.245 years ago
1676The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.352 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Wednesday, Nov 22Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan. — Unofficial Japanese holiday
Wednesday, Nov 22Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943. — Public holiday in Lebanon
Thursday, Nov 23Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinrō Kansha no Hi) · Japan — Thanks given for work and for one another's work.
Thursday, Nov 23Labor Thanksgiving Day · Japan — Public holiday in Japan
Thursday, Nov 23Repudiation Day · Frederick County, Maryland, United States — Frederick County Maryland celebrating repudiating the British Stamp Act
Thursday, Nov 23St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba · Georgia — Feast day of Saint George
Friday, Nov 24Evolution Day · International observance — Anniversary of publication of On the Origin of Species, 24 November
Friday, Nov 24Lachit Divas · Assam — Ahom commander (1622–1672)
Friday, Nov 24Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur · India — Ninth Sikh guru from 1664 to 1675
Friday, Nov 24Teachers' Day · Turkey — Day for appreciating teachers
Saturday, Nov 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — United Nations-designated observance day
Saturday, Nov 25Roses Revolution Day, against obstetric violence — International movement
Sunday, Nov 26Constitution Day · Abkhazia, Georgia
Sunday, Nov 26Republic Day · Mongolia
Monday, Nov 27Lancashire Day · United Kingdom — County day of historic Lancashire, England
Monday, Nov 27Maaveerar Day · Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Tamil observance, 27 November
Monday, Nov 27Naval Infantry Day · Russia
Monday, Nov 27Teacher's Day · Spain — Day for appreciating teachers
Monday, Nov 27International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage — United Nations observance on 27 November
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day · Albania — 1912.
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998. — Public holiday celebrated on 28 November
Tuesday, Nov 28Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
Tuesday, Nov 28Bukovina Day · Romania — Romanian holiday celebrated on 28 November
Tuesday, Nov 28Heroes' Day · Sri Lanka — National holiday in many countries
Tuesday, Nov 28Hōonkō · Japan — Holiday in the Jodo Shinshu tradition of Buddhism
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day (Mauritania), celebrate the independence of Mauritania from France in 1960.
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day (Panama), celebrate the independence of Panama from Spain in 1821. — 1821 proclamation of independence from Spain
Tuesday, Nov 28Navy Day · Iran
Tuesday, Nov 28Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste), celebrating the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor from Portugal in 1975.
Tuesday, Nov 28Republic Day · Burundi