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On This Day: November 19

8 verified moments happened on November 19. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1969 Pele scores his 1,000th career goal on a penalty kick at the MaracanaSports · Source: HISTORY 'Pele scores 1,000th goal Nov 19, 1969'; penalty kick vs Vasco da Gama at Maracana
  2. 1969⚽ Pele converts a penalty against Vasco da Gama at the Maracana for the 1,000th goal of his career.Soccer · Source: History.com, 'Pele scores 1,000th goal' (Nov 19 1969)
  3. 1978 Herman Edwards returns a botched Giants handoff for a touchdown in the Eagles' Miracle at the MeadowlandsPro Football · Source: Wikipedia Miracle at the Meadowlands (Nov 19 1978); SI 40th-anniversary feature
  4. 1989🚀 Paul Caligiuri's looping shot in Trinidad sends the United States to its first World Cup in four decades.Soccer · Source: U.S. Soccer; Wikipedia (Nov 19 1989)
  5. 1998🔫 Valve releases Half-Life, the story-driven first-person shooter starring scientist Gordon Freeman at Black Mesa.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Half-Life (video game)' (Nov 19 1998)
  6. 2005👏 Ronaldinho scores twice in a Clasico rout so dazzling that Real Madrid fans give the Barcelona star a standing ovation.Soccer · Source: FCBarcelona.com, 'Standing ovation at the Bernabeu' (Nov 19 2005)
  7. 2006🎳 Nintendo launches the Wii in North America, bringing motion-controlled gaming to living rooms everywhere.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Wii'; Nintendo (Nov 19 2006)
  8. 2007📖 Amazon releases the Kindle e-reader, and it sells out within hours.Technology · Source: Amazon Press Center, 'Introducing Amazon Kindle' (Nov 19 2007)

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