1619 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many The First Thanksgiving in the Americas.
1791 Britain's "The Observer" is first published, the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world.
1918 US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France.
1942 US bombers strike Italian mainland for first time in WW II
1948 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River, China, sinks killing 2,750
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