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Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 21
- 200th: 1824 - First Jewish Reform congregation established, in Charleston, South Carolina.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Laurence Luckinbill in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA; actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike, Space).
- 90th: 1934 - New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Marcy Carsey; television producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Harold Ramis; Comedian-director (Second City TV).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Earl "the Pearl" Monroe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; NGA Guard (New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Marjorie Judith Vincent in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; Miss America (1991).
- 60th: 1964 - World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (New York City, New York).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kelsi Osborn; country singer (SHeDAISY).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Jena Malone; actress (The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, Hitler: The Rise of Evil).
- 30th: 1994 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country video game for the Super NES in the US and Canada. Price is US$69.95. The game was developed by Rare in England.
- 25th: 1999 - Maiden voyage of Royal Caribbean International's Voyager of the Seas cruise ship (142,000 gross tons, maximum 3838 passengers).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia since 1993.
- 20th: 2004 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS handheld video game system in the US and Canada. It features two 3-inch diagonal screens, stereo speakers, microphone, IEEE 802.11 wireless communications with range about 30 feet. Size is 5.85 x 3.33 x 1.13 inches. Price in the US is US$149.99. 500,000 units are sold in the first week; 1.2 million in the first month.
- 20th: 2004 - In the final round of presidential election in Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych is declared the winner. International election observers express severe criticism, and large crowds gather in a protest rally in Kiev.
- 20th: 2004 - The Terra Nova offshore oil platform malfunctions and spills 166,000 litres of oil off Newfoundland, Canada.
- 20th: 2004 - The Toronto Argonauts win the Canadian Football League Championship for the first time in seven years, defeating the British Columbia Lions in the 92nd Grey Cup 27-19 at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Canada.
- 10th: 2014 - Lions Gate Films releases the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 to theaters.
- 5th: 2019 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
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