Major Events
- 1492 Christopher Columbus notes in his journal the first recorded reference to tobacco
- 1884 European colonization and trade in Africa are officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing the “Scramble for Africa” among European powers
- 1904 King C. Gillette patents the safety razor as the Gillette razor blade
Nov 15 in Film & TV
- 1926 First formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T’s 25-station network (NBC), including flagship station WEAF in NYC
Nov 15 in Music
- 1986 Beastie Boys release their debut album “Licensed to Ill,” the first rap album to reach #1 on the Billboard charts
Nov 15 in Sport
- 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, the lowest golf score for a female professional at the Tall City Open in Midland, Texas
- 2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinches his fourth consecutive and record-equalling seventh F1 World Drivers’ Championship by winning the Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla
Did You Know?
Sir Anthony Blunt, art advisor to the Queen, is exposed in Parliament as the fourth man in a Soviet spy ring. He is then stripped of his knighthood and fellowship of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Famous Weddings
- 1986 Golfer Byron Nelson (74) weds advertising copy writer Peggy Simmons (42)
- 1997 TV host and actor William Shatner (66) weds former Ford model Nerine Kidd (38) in Pasadena, California; widowed in 1999
- 2005 Emperor Akihito’s only daughter Princess Sayako (36) gives up her imperial title to wed Yoshiki Kuroda (40) at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Divorces
- 2010 “Single White Female” actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (48) divorces writer Noah Baumbach (41) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage
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