Important Events From This day in History – 15th November

Today in History

• 2006 Al Jazeera English launched

  Al Jazeera Media Network, based in Doha, Qatar, owns and operates the English-language 24-hour news channel.

• 1988 State of Palestine created

  While in exile in Algiers, Algeria, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) declared the establishment of a state. The declaration designated eastern Jerusalem as the capital of the state. Today, nearly 70% of all UN member states recognize it as a sovereign country.

• 1956 Elvis Presley makes his movie debut

  The American singer, also known as the King of Rock and Roll, starred in the black-and-white musical Love Me Tender. The film was titled after Elvis Presley’s hit single of the same name.

• 1949 Assassins of MK Gandhi Executed in India

  Nathuram Godse, Narayan Apte, and six other co-conspirators in Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination were hanged at the Ambala jail. On January 30, 1948, Godse, who was dissatisfied with Gandhi’s accommodation of India’s Muslims, assassinated Gandhi while he was out for evening prayers.

• 1920 League of Nations meets for the first time

  After being founded in January 1920, the international organization’s general assembly met for the first time. The League was formed in response to World War I, and member countries entrusted it with maintaining global peace.