November 22: Vasco da Gama Rounds the Cape and JFK is Assassinated

On This Day in History November 22, 2020 Historical Events 1497  Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India 1926  Imperial Conference ends, giving autonomy inside British Commonwealth 1935  Flying boat "China Clipper" takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight 1963  US President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding in an open-topped motorcade in Dallas, Texas 1969  Isolation of a single gene announced by scientists at Harvard University 2005  Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Billie Jean King 77th Birthday Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970) Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004) Scarlett Johansson 36th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) Mae West (1893 - 1980) More Famous Deaths November 22: The Assassination of President Kennedy The shocking public killing of President Kennedy in 1963 was a momentous event in world history, giving birth to dozens of conspiracy theories. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand