Discover what happened on November 16 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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Discover what happened on November 16 with HISTORY&#8217;s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

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Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.&nbsp;

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In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.

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The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

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<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history">World War II</a> was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945.

World War II

Cold War

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

Ancient America was home to sophisticated civilizations such as the Maya, Inca, Olmec and Aztec societies, and mysterious ruins like Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, Serpent Mound, Tikal, Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines.

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Francisco Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa

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Oklahoma enters the Union

Joseph Goebbels publishes his screed of hate

U.S. provides support to beleaguered Cambodians

President Kennedy increases military aid to Saigon

“The Sound of Music” premieres on Broadway

Fyodor Dostoevsky is sentenced to death

First Harry Potter film opens

Ed Gein kills final victim Bernice Worden

German scientists brought to United States to work on rocket technology

British capture Fort Washington

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