On this day in history

November 22

American

1963President John F Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, shot in a motorcade as the nation watches.

President John F Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, shot in a motorcade as the nation watches.

1986Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20.

Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20.

1995Toy Story premieres, the first fully computer animated feature film.

Toy Story premieres, the first fully computer animated feature film.

1718The pirate Blackbeard is killed in a bloody boarding action off North Carolina, and his head is hung from a bo…

The pirate Blackbeard is killed in a bloody boarding action off North Carolina, and his head is hung from a bowsprit.

1943Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Kai shek open the Cairo Conference to plan the defeat of Japan.

Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Kai shek open the Cairo Conference to plan the defeat of Japan.

1963Author C S Lewis dies in Oxford on the same day Kennedy is shot, his passing nearly unnoticed in the shock.

Author C S Lewis dies in Oxford on the same day Kennedy is shot, his passing nearly unnoticed in the shock.

1975Juan Carlos is proclaimed king of Spain two days after Franco's death, and will steer the country to democracy…

Juan Carlos is proclaimed king of Spain two days after Franco's death, and will steer the country to democracy.

2005Angela Merkel becomes the first woman Chancellor of Germany.

Angela Merkel becomes the first woman Chancellor of Germany.