1863-Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
1920-NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays first games
1929-Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia
1942-Launch of the 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km)
1945-World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member
1947-First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed
1971-Billie Jean King became first female athlete to win $100,000
1974-Frank Robinson becomes baseball's first black manager (Cleve Indians)
1974-Watergate trial begins
1983-Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "Say, Say, Say" in UK
1988-26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days
1989-Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails
1990-East Germany & West Germany merge to become Germany