At A Glance

22 November 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
22 November 2015 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hello” by Adele.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Top-Rated TV Show
“NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 November 2015 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 22 November

  • 1968 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured.
  • 1989 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
  • 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.
  • 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
  • 2004 The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.

Famous people born on November 22

  • Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
  • Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
  • Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
  • January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
  • February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.

Life in the US in 2015

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.43

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$294,000

Weekly Wage

$818

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