November 20th, 2008

Today in History

1999:
The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.

1992:
In England, a fire breaks out in the Private Chapel room of Windsor Castle, rages for 15 hours, and seriously damages the northwest side of the building (an investigation found that the fire was ignited after a spotlight came into contact with a curtain over an extended period).

1966:
Cabaret opens at the Imperial Theatre, New York

1700:
King Charles XII of Sweden defeats the army of Tsar Peter the Great at Narva.

1468:
Joanot Martorell's book Tirant lo Blanc is published for the first time.