On This Day for November 15 - Palestinian statehood proclaimed by Yasser Arafat, Georgia O'Keeffe is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 15 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Georgia O'Keeffe READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1988 Palestinian statehood proclaimed by Yasser Arafat READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2011: Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski recorded his 903rd career win, surpassing Bob Knight to become the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men's history. [How much do you know about basketball?] 2001: Microsoft released Xbox, a video game console system. [ Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.] 1978: American anthropologist Margaret Mead, whose great fame owed as much to the force of her personality and her outspokenness as it did to the quality of her scientific work, died at age 76. [Take our quiz about famous people in history.] 1959: The Clutter family was discovered murdered on their Kansas farm, and their deaths—as well as the capture, conviction, and execution of two drifters—inspired Truman Capote's classic nonfiction novel In Cold Blood. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about famous writers.] 1891: W. Averell Harriman, a statesman and leading U.S. diplomat in relations with the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War, was born. [Test your knowledge of famous Americans.] 1891: German field marshal Erwin Rommel, who led the Afrika Korps to spectacular victories during World War II, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War II.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1891 Erwin Rommel German field marshal 1887 Georgia O'Keeffe American painter 1929 Ed Asner American actor 1907 Claus, Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg German military officer 1930 J.G. Ballard British author 1906 Curtis E. LeMay United States general SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help