November 13th

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Terrorist attacks in Paris. A series of coordinated terrorist attacks that included suicide bombs and mass shootings took place in France's capital city. Venues attacked included the Stade de France and the Bataclan theater during a concert. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or Daesh (ISIL) took responsibility for the attacks that killed about 130 people.

The Taliban abandoned Afghanistan's capital of Kabul when the Northern Alliance entered the city.

Sweden votes to join EU. The referendum passed with over 50% of Swedish citizens voting to join the European Union. The Nordic country officially joined the EU on January 1, 1995.

Armero tragedy. The late evening eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia caused volcanic mudflows, called lahars, and flooded the city of Armero, killing 25,000 of its residents. The Armero tragedy is considered to be one of the deadliest volcano related disasters in the 20th century.

The Vietnam War Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated in Washington, DC.

US spacecraft Voyager 1 sends back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn.

The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on buses.

Assassination of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud. The Venezuelan president and head of the military Junta was kidnapped and killed by rebels headed by Rafael Simón Urbina. Chalbaud came to power after a coup against Rómulo Gallegos in 1948.

Vincent Schaefer produced artificial snow from a natural cloud for the first time at Mount Greylock in Massachusetts.

The minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.

Walt Disney's Fantasia debuted.

1st modern sit-down strike by Hormel meat packers in Austin, Minnesota.

The world's first long, mechanically ventilated underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, opened between New York and New Jersey.

Bloody Sunday in London. Protests by poor and unemployed Londoners over their hardships in Trafalgar Square took a violent turn when the police charged on those protesting with batons. By the end of the day, 2 or 3 people were killed and several hundred protestors were injured.

Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes".

U.S. forces, under the command of Gen. Richard Montgomery, captured Montreal during the American Revolution.