November 9, 1985 – Youngest person to become World Chess Champion

22-year-old Russian Gary Kasparov won the 13th World Chess Championship against Anatoly Karpov to become the youngest World Chess Champion.

November 10, 1969 – Sesame Street premieres

Sesame Street, the long-running American children's television series, premiered on TV stations.

November 11, 1965 – Rhodesia declares its independence

Rhodesia, a region that is comprised of present day Zimbabwe declared its freedom from the United Kingdom under the leadership of predominantly white leaders.

November 12, 1966 – First images of a Solar Eclipse taken from space

The crew of Gemini 12 which included Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin was able to view and take pictures of the total solar eclipse over South America.

November 13, 1985 – The 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 tragedy is considered to be one of the deadliest volcano related disasters in the 20th century.

November 14, 1889 – Nelie Bly sets out to go around the world in 80 days

The American journalist, whose real name was Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, followed the footsteps of fictional character Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days. She started her adventure in Hoboken and came back 72 days later.

November 15, 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his movie debut

Love Me Tender, a black-and-white musical starred the American singer, who is also called the King of Rock and Roll. The movie was named after Presley's hit single by the same name.