This Day in History: November 21, 2024

1783

With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling about 5 1/2 mi in 20 min.
1789

North Carolina became the 12th state.
1922

Georgia's Rebecca Felton was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman U.S. Senator.
1934

Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes opened in New York City.
1969

For the first time since 1930, the U.S. Senate rejected a Supreme Court nominee, Clement Haynsworth.
1973

The 18 1/2 min gap in the Richard Nixon Watergate tapes was revealed.
1991

Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was chosen to become secretary-general by the UN Security Council.

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