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There have been very many events in the world, music and the arts that have happened on the 22nd of November over the decades . . .
The International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin adopted the SOS distress signal in 1906.
Tennis player Billie Jean King was born in 1943.
The U.N. Security Council approved resolution 242. The
resolution called for Israel to withdraw from territories it had
captured in 1967 and called on adversaries to recognize Israel's right
to exist in 1967.
Juan Carlos I was proclaimed King of Spain upon the death of the dictator of Spain Gen. Francisco Franco in 1975.
38,648 immigrants became citizens of the United States in 1985: it was the largest swearing-in ceremony.
The Mexican Senate overwhelmingly approved the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993.
The CBS "60 Minutes" program aired a tape of Jack Kevorkian giving lethal drugs in an assisted suicide of a terminally ill patient in 1998. He was later sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder.
Angela Merkel was elected the first female chancellor of Germany in 2005.
The discovery of Siats meekerorum was announced in 2013. The dinosaur skeleton, more than 30 feet long, was found in eastern Utah. This was right up my alley (link below)!
In Arts:
Lillian Russell made her vaudeville debut in New York City in 1880.
Helen Hayes appeared on stage for the first time in 1909.
Actor, comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born in 1921
Actress Geraldine Page was born in1924
Actor Robert Vaughn was born in 1932
Actor Michael Callan was born in 1935
Director, animator Terry Gilliam was born in 1940
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis was born in 1958.
Actress Mariel Hemingway was born in 1961.
Actress Scarlett Johansson was born in1984.
In Music:
Hoagy Carmichael, composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader was born in 1899.
Composer, conductor and pianist Benjamin Britten was born in 1913.
Singer, Jesse Colin Young of The Youngbloods was born in 1941.
Floyd Sneed of Three Dog Night was born in 1943.
Musician Steve Van Zandt of the E Street Band was born in1949.
Singer-songwriter, and guitarist Jason Ringenberg of Jason & the Scorchers was born in 1958.
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Styrous® ~ Saturday, November 22, 2025
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