What Happened on November 22?
November 22 is National Cranberry Day — celebrating a North American bog berry — on the same date President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Toy Story opened in 1995, and Angela Merkel became Germany's first woman chancellor in 2005.
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1718 — Pirate Blackbeard is killed off North Carolina
On November 22, 1718, British naval forces killed Edward Teach — the pirate known as Blackbeard — near Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. Read the full story →
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1935 — China Clipper begins commercial transpacific airmail
On November 22, 1935, Pan American's China Clipper left California on the first commercial airmail flight across the Pacific to Manila. Read the full story →
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1943 — Lebanon celebrates independence from France
On November 22, 1943, Lebanon marks Independence Day — when French Mandate authorities released national leaders and Lebanese sovereignty advanced. Read the full story →
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1963 — President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas — a national trauma that led to Lyndon B. Johnson becoming president. Read the full story →
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1995 — Toy Story, the first computer-animated feature, opens
On November 22, 1995, Pixar's Toy Story reached theaters — the first fully computer-animated feature film. Read the full story →
Famous birthdays
George Eliot (1819–1880) · Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) · Billie Jean King (1943) · Scarlett Johansson (1984)
Days & observances
National Cranberry Day · Go For a Ride Day · National Cranberry Sauce Day · National Tie One On Day