Important Events From This day in History – 21st November

Today in History

• 1979 Mob burns down US embassy in Pakistan

  The mob was allegedly enraged by rumours that the US was involved in an attack on a mosque in Mecca, the holy city.

• 1964 Verrazano Narrows Bridge opens in NYC

  The suspension bridge connects Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City and was the world’s longest suspension bridge until the Humber Bridge in the United Kingdom opened in 1981.

• 1962 War between China and India ends

  The month-long conflict began over a border dispute between the two countries and ended with the Chinese declaring a unilateral ceasefire.

• 1941 Tweety Bird makes its debut

  Tweety, the fictional cartoon canary, first appeared in A Tale of Two Kitties, a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon. Tweety was created by Bob Clampett, an animator who worked on Loony Tunes cartoons.

• 1920 Bloody Sunday in Ireland

  Bloody Sunday began with the killings of 14 people by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) under the leadership of Michael Collins, and was a pivotal event in the Irish War of Independence, a conflict between the British government and Irish revolutionaries in Ireland. Two more violent incidents against civilians and IRA members during the day increased the death toll to more than 30 by the end of the day.