November 16, 2001 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone released

The film version of the popular book by the same name written by author J. K. Rowling starred Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and followed Potter's first year at Hogwarts, a school for magic.

November 17, 1989 – Velvet Revolution begins A week after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a demonstration by students commemorating International Students Day in Prague was violently shut down by police. The incident led to mass strikes around the country that ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia and paved way for the first democratic elections in the country in 41 years.

November 18, 1963 – Push button phones used for the first time

Bell systems started replacing rotary dial phones by push button phone in the United States. Push button phones use keys or buttons to dial a number.

November 19, 1969 – Pele’s 1000th goal

The Brazilian footballer, often considered to be the greatest athlete of the 20th century, made his 1,000th professional goal against Vasco da Gama at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

November 20, 1923 – Traffic signal patented

Garret Morgan was awarded the patent for an automated traffic signal. Morgan’s invention was not the first of its kind, but his traffic light had a third signal that warned drivers about changes in the stop and go lights. This signal was the precursor for today’s yellow light.

November 21, 1941 – Tweety Bird makes its debut

The fictional cartoon canary also just called Tweety made his first appearance in A Tale of Two Kitties, a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon. Tweety was created by animator Bob Clampett who worked on Looney Tunes cartoons.

November 22, 1986 – Mike Tyson wins fight against Trevor Berbick

The victory won Tyson the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship and made him world’s youngest heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years.