November 12th
Month:
Day:
- 1900 Paris World's Fair closes, showcasing Art Nouveau.
- 1910 First movie stunt: jump from burning balloon.
- 1933 First Sunday NFL game played in Philadelphia.
- 1956 Largest iceberg, 208x60 miles, sighted.
- 1859 First flying trapeze act by Jules Leotard.
- 1927 Stalin becomes Soviet Union's ruler as Trotsky expelled.
- 1931 Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto.
- 1954 Ellis Island immigration station closes.
- 2020 Sony releases the PlayStation 5.
- 1799 First recorded meteor shower observed.
- 1892 First recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
