The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.

Kingdom of AsturiasAdosindaMauregatus of Asturias

Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin-Song Wars.

Battle of CaishiSong dynastyJin dynasty (1115-1234)YangtzeJin-Song Wars

Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.

Vlad the ImpalerBasarab Laiotă cel BătrânStephen the GreatStephen V BáthoryWallachia

In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

Hawaiian IslandsJames CookMaui

A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

Thanksgiving (United States)George WashingtonUnited States Congress

Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

Thomas TelfordPontcysyllte Aqueduct

The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon's retreat from Russia.

Battle of BerezinaNapoleonRussia

At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.

Union CollegeSchenectady, New YorkKappa Alpha SocietyCollegeFraternities and sororities

The University of Notre Dame is founded.

University of Notre Dame

United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.)

Abraham LincolnThanksgiving (United States)

Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaíso, Chile.

Battle of PapudoValparaíso

The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.

The GuardianSykes-Picot AgreementUnited KingdomFrance

The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

National Hockey LeagueMontreal CanadiensMontreal WanderersOttawa Senators (original)Quebec Bulldogs

The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.

Podgorica AssemblySerbia

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.

Howard CarterGeorge Herbert, 5th Earl of CarnarvonPharaohTutankhamun

The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)

The Toll of the SeaTechnicolorThe Gulf Between (1917 film)

Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Shelling of MainilaSoviet ArmyWinter War

World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.

Yugoslav PartisansAnti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of YugoslaviaBihaćBosnia (region)

Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City

Casablanca (film)

World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.

HMT RohnaLuftwaffeMediterranean SeaBéjaïaAlgeria

World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in London, United Kingdom, killing 168 people.

Nazi GermanyV-2 rocketWoolworths Group

World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.

Nazi GermanyV-1 flying bombV-2 rocketAntwerp

The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

Constituent Assembly of IndiaConstitution of IndiaB. R. Ambedkar

Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

Korean WarCounterattackNorth KoreaUnited NationsBattle of the Ch'ongch'on River

In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board.

HammaguirSahara DesertDiamantSatelliteAsterix-1

Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.

Vietnam WarUnited States Air ForceJames P. FlemingViet CongMedal of Honor

In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.

Basse-TerreGuadeloupe

"Anarchy in the U.K.", the debut single of the Sex Pistols, is released, heralding the arrival of punk rock

Anarchy in the U.K.Sex PistolsPunk rock

An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.

VrillonSouthern Television

Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.

Brink's-Mat robberyHeathrow Airport