November 15th, 1942 – World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal concludes with an Allied victory.
November 15th, 2012 – Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
November 17th, 2019 – What is thought to be the first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man in Wuhan, China who had visited a street market.
November 20th, 1943 – World War II: Battle of Tarawa starts with a landing on Tarawa Atoll by the U.S. Marines.
November 21, 1969 – The United States agrees to return Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972.