1862 – Opera “La Forza del Destino” by Giuseppe Verdi debuts at Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia [Nov 10 O.S.]
1914 – Indian troops take Basra in Mesopotamia
1945 – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical “The Day Before Spring” opens at National Theater, NYC; runs for 167 performances
1956 – Boston shooting guard Bill Sharman hits 10 free throws in Celtics 101-78 over Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia Civic Center
1972 – US ends 22 year travel ban to China
2015 – 43rd American Music Awards: Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, One Direction and Luke Bryan win
2017 – Ratko Mladic the “Butcher of Bosnia” is convicted of genocide and other atrocities during the Bosnian war and jailed for life in The Hague
2018 – The Leaning Tower of Pisa’s tilt is reduced by 4 cm in a 20 year project to stabilize it