Gore Vidal 1925
- 1863 - U.S. President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be recognized as Thanksgiving Day.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler stated in a speech that Russia was "broken" and they "would never rise again."
- 1954 - "Father Knows Best" began airing on CBS-TV.
- 1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.
- 1955 - "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC-TV.
- 2006 - North Korea announced that it would conduct a nuclear test as a key step in the manufacture of atomic bombs that it viewed as a deterrent against a U.S. attack. A date for the test was not announced.