November 22 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for November 22
In the headlines today:

1999	Wayne Gretzky is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. *Did you know?* Gretzky was inducted only seven months after his retirement, marking the 10th and final time the Hall of Fame directors waived the mandatory three-year waiting period for enshrinement.
1990	US president George Bush has Thanksgiving dinner with US troops in Saudi Arabia.
1990	British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation.
1986	Boxer Mike Tyson becomes the youngest world heavyweight champ by knocking out Travor Berbick in Las Vegas.
1980	Screen vixen Mae West dies at her Hollywood home at age 87.
1977	Passenger air service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde jetliner begins.
1975	Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain.
1965	The play Man of LaMancha opens on Broadway for a run that will stretch out to 2,328 performances.
1963	US president John F. Kennedy is assassinated during an appearance in Dallas. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President. Photo shows Johnson (second from right) taking the oath of office aboard Air Force One. Kennedy's widow, Jackie (right), looks on. (photo credit: NARA)
1957	The Miles Davis Quintet debuts with a jazz performance at Carnegie Hall.
1950	It was either great defense, or poor offense, as the lowest-scoring NBA basketball game ever is played this night; the Fort Wayne Pistons (now Detroit) beat the Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles), 19-18.
1917	The National Hockey League is formed in Montreal, Canada.
1909	Actress Helen Hayes, later recognized as the First Lady of the American stage, makes her New York live theater debut in the play In Old Dutch.
1906	At the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin, attendees approve SOS as the new international distress signal.
1718	Blackbeard the pirate (Edward Teach) dies during a sea battle off the coast of Virginia.