Historical Events for 21st November 2022

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1783 - Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st manned free balloon flight in a Montgolfier balloon
1806 - Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with Britain
1880 - Henry Stanley and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo
1938 - -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands
1980 - Gene Michael named 25th New York Yankees manager, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns
1980 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum
1990 - French President François Mitterrand voices support for a proposed UN resolution that would authorize the use of force in the Persian Gulf
1993 - Top seeded German tennis player Steffi Graf wins WTA Tour Championship; beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC
2013 - The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys
2017 - Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe's parliaments during impeachment proceedings

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