Today: November 21, 2024

On this day: November 21

Events that happened on November 21.

• November 21, 1953: A human-like skull called "Piltdown Man" is demonstrated to be a hoax.
• November 21, 1969: The United States agrees to return the island of Okinawa to Japan by 1972.
• November 21, 1974: 21 people are killed when two pubs in Birmingham are bombed by the Provisional IRA.
• November 21, 1979: Four people are killed after a mob sets fire to the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
• November 21, 1980:
  • Roughly 90 million American viewers tune in to watch the Dallas episode "Who Done It".
  • 85 people are killed when a fire breaks out at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
  
• November 21, 1985: US Navy intelligence officer Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying for Israel.
• November 21, 1986: The animated movie An American Tail (1986) is released.
• November 21, 1987: Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are married.
• November 21, 1990: The movie Predator 2 (1990) is released in movie theaters.
• November 21, 1992: Soccer: Nicky Butt makes his first team debut for Manchester United.
• November 21, 1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is released.
• November 21, 2000: The video game "WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role" is released for the Sony PlayStation.
• November 21, 2002: Los Zetas cartel leader Arturo Guzmán Decena (Z-1) is shot dead by the Mexican army in Matamoros.
• November 21, 2004: The Nintendo DS is released.
• November 21, 2005: Kate DeAraugo wins Australian Idol 2005.
• November 21, 2007:
  • The movie Hitman (2007) is released.
  • Enchanted (2007) is released.
  • The horror movie The Mist (2007) is released.
  
• November 21, 2008: The movie Twilight (2008) is released in cinemas.
• November 21, 2012: Football: Chelsea sack Roberto Di Matteo and appoint Rafael Benítez as the new manager.
• November 21, 2013:
  • Protests begin in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych rejects an EU association agreement and opts for closer ties with Russia instead.
  • 54 people lose their lives after the roof of a shopping centre collapses in Riga, Latvia.
  • Pharrell Williams releases his song "Happy".
  
• November 21, 2014: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) is released in cinemas.
• November 21, 2015: The Belgium city of Brussels goes into a security lockdown due to information about a potential terrorist attack. .
• November 21, 2016: Rapper Kanye West is committed to the UCLA Medical Center with hallucinations and paranoia.
• November 21, 2019: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is formally indicted on charges of fraud and bribery.
• November 21, 2021:
  • Soccer: Manchester United sack Ole Gunnar Solskjær following a disastrous 4-1 defeat against Watford.
  • Six people are killed after a car crashes into the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
  
• November 21, 2022: Kanye West's Twitter account is reinstated by Elon Musk.
• November 21, 2023: Actress Melissa Barrera is fired from Scream 7 after its makers claim that her pro-Palestinian social media posts are antisemitic.

Is it that long ago already?

One week has already passed since November 14, 2024:

• The satirical news company "The Onion" wins Alex Jones' Infowars website in a bankruptcy auction.

Half a year has passed since May 21, 2024:

• Soccer: Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea.
• Soccer: German midfielder Toni Kroos announces that he will be retiring after Euro 2024.