19 November, 1977 – Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel

After the Arab-Israeli war of 1973–74, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat began to work toward peace, and on this day in 1977 he began his historic visit to Israel, during which he offered a peace plan to its parliament.

20 November, 1947 – Queen Elizabeth II married Philip Mountbatten

The future Queen Elizabeth II married Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. The bride was the elder daughter of King George VI and heir presumptive to the British throne. The groom was a former Greek and Danish prince.

21 November, 1783 – The first crewed hot-air balloon flight was made

The first crewed hot-air balloon flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, marquis d'Arlandes, travelling from the Château de la Muette across the Bois de Boulogne on the edge of Paris in a balloon made by Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier.

22 November, 1963 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated

The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president (1961–63), was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open car.

23 November, 1855 - Ley Juárez passed

Passed this day in 1855 in Mexico, the Ley Juárez abolished special courts for the clergy and military in an attempt by justice minister Benito Juárez to eliminate the remnants of colonialism in Mexico and promote equality.

24 November, 1642 – Dutch discovery of Tasmania

Dutch navigator Abel Janszoon Tasman, who sailed from Batavia (Jakarta) to investigate the practicality of a sea passage eastward to Chile and to explore New Guinea, skirted the southern shores of Tasmania this day in 1642.

25 November, 1970- Japanese military base seized by Mishima Yukio

On this day in 1970, Japanese novelist Mishima Yukio and four members of his Shield Society, a private army formed to preserve Japan's martial spirit, seized a military headquarters in Tokyo, and he later committed seppuku.