1783 – American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
1844 – Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (d. 1929) is born.
1915 – Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
1920 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 2009) is born.
1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving Day. Twenty-seven twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.
1947 – Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
1952 – Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.
1960 – The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.
1960 – John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (d. 1999) is born.
1968 – Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (b. 1878) dies.
1977 – Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad.
1981 – Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
1986 – Katie Cassidy, American actress is born.
1987 – Harold Washington, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1922) dies.
1996 – An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.
1999 – A 5-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.
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