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Early Quantas biplane in front of a Quantas Ltd hanger.

16 November 1920: The airline #Qantas was founded as 'Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited'. #History #Australia

16 November 1915: Coca-Cola patented the design of its classic "Contour" bottle (US Patent 48,160). #History #CocaCola

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The badge of the US Federal Reserve

16 November 1914: The official opening of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. #History #USA

Photograph of the Mauretania under steam.

16 November 1907: The #Cunard Liner RMS #Mauretania set sail from #Liverpool on its maiden voyage to New York. #History

16 November 1904: John Ambrose Fleming received a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). #History #electronics

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The Victoria Cross - Britain's highest military award for valour.

16 November 1857: The 2nd relief of #Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (the "Indian Mutiny"). 24 Victoria Crosses were awarded, the most ever in a single day. #History #India

Contemporary drawing depicting Jack Sheppard.

16 November 1724: The notorious thief and gaol-breaker, Jack Sheppard, was hanged at #Tyburn. #History

16 November 1532: Francisco Pizarro and his men captured the #Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca. #History

16 November 1272: Edward I became king of England upon the death of Henry III. #History

Edward was away on Crusade when Henry III died. It would be two years before he returned to assume the throne.

XBox game console

15 November 2001: Microsoft launched the #Xbox game console in North America. #History

The Soviet uncrewed Shuttle "Buran"

15 November 1988: The Soviet uncrewed Shuttle " #Buran " made its first, and only, space flight. #History #Space

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald signing the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement.

15 November 1985: The Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. #History #Ireland

Intel 4004 microprocessor

15 November 1971: #Intel released the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor - the 4004. #History #Computing

Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell on board the US aircraft carrier USS Wasp, following the recovery of their Gemini 12 capsule.

15 November 1966: Gemini 12 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, successfully completing the final mission of the #Gemini program. #History #Space #Exploration

Following their decisive victory in the naval Battle of #Guadalcanal the United States was able to switch from their defensive strategy and take the offensive for the remainder of this campaign. #History #WW2 #USNavy (4/4)

During the battle, the U.S. lost the light cruisers, Atlanta and Juneau, and a total of 7 destroyers (Barton, Monssen, Cushing, Laffey, Preston, Benham and Walke). #History #WW2 #Guadalcanal #USNavy (3/4)

#Japan had lost the battleships Hiei and Kirishima, the heavy cruiser Kinugasa, 3 destroyers (Akatsuki, Yudachi, and Ayanami), and a large number of transport ships. #History #WW2 #USNavy (2/4)

15 November 1942: The naval Battle of #Guadalcanal in the #Pacific ended in a decisive victory for the US Navy. #History #WW2 #USNavy (1/4)

First assembly of the League of Nations.

15 November 1920: The first assembly of the League of Nations convened in #Geneva. #History #LeagueOfNations

15 November 1915: Winston Churchill resigned from the Government.

In 1916, #Churchill would command the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front while remaining an MP. #History #WW1

Photograph of Winston Churchill in about 1900.

15 November 1899: Winston #Churchill was captured by #Boer troops while acting as a civilian war reporter for the Morning Post. #History

Emperor Pedro II of Brazil

15 November 1889: #Brazil was declared a republic after the Emperor, Pedro II, was deposed in a military coup. #History

Portrait photograph of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.

15 November 1864: Having burned Atlanta, General William Tecumseh #Sherman began his March to the Sea. #History #AmericanCivilWar

Portrait of Francis Drake, stood with a globe of the Earth on a table beside him.

15 November 1577: Francis #Drake set out from #Plymouth on his voyage to sail around the world.

Bad weather would force Drake to return to port for repair. He would set out a second time on 13 December 1577. #History

15 November 1533: Francisco #Pizarro arrived in Cuzco, the capital of the #Inca Empire. #History

14 November 2008: The first G-20 economic summit opened in Washington, DC. #History

14 November 1979: President Jimmy Carter issued an Executive Order freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the ongoing hostage crisis in Tehran. #History

Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips

14 November 1973. Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey. #History

The major systems of the Mariner 9 spacecraft.

14 November 1971: The #NASA spacecraft Mariner 9 went into orbit around #Mars. The first spacecraft to orbit another planet. #History #Space #Mariner9

The launch of the Saturn 5 rocket carrying the Apollo 12 craft and crew into low-Earth orbit, on their way to the Moon.

14 November 1969: #NASA launched #Apollo 12. This was the second crewed mission to the surface of the #Moon. #History #Space #exploration