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On This Day: November 21

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  1. 1783🎈 Pilâtre de Rozier and d'Arlandes rise over Paris in the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, the first crewed free flight.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Men fly over Paris in hot air balloon' (Nov 21 1783)
  2. 1914🏟️ The Yale Bowl, the first bowl-shaped stadium, opens with Harvard thrashing Yale 36-0 before more than 68,000.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Yale Bowl' (Nov 21 1914)
  3. 1931⚡ James Whale's monster movie premieres with Boris Karloff's bolt-necked creature, defining horror cinema forever.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: Frankenstein (1931 film); AFI Catalog
  4. 1970No. 5 Ohio State knocks off No. 4 Michigan 20-9 at Ohio Stadium in 'The Game,' clinching the Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl bid for Woody Hayes and the Buckeyes.Sports · Source: Wikipedia, '1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team'; Sports-Reference - November 21, 1970, Ohio State 20-9.
  5. 1976Cale Yarborough wins his first NASCAR Winston Cup championship at Ontario Motor Speedway.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season"; Racing-Reference.info
  6. 1980🤠 Dallas reveals who shot J.R., the cliffhanger payoff drawing one of television's largest audiences.TV · Source: History.com, 'Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R.' (Nov 21 1980)
  7. 1987🔴 No. 2 Oklahoma holds No. 1 Nebraska to 235 yards and wins 17-7 in Lincoln in the game billed as Game of the Century II.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team' (Nov 21 1987)
  8. 2003🔨 Park Chan-wook's brutal revenge thriller opens in South Korea, becoming a cult classic and igniting global K-cinema fervor.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: Oldboy (2003 film) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film))
  9. 2004Kurt Busch wins the first Chase-format championship, surviving a lost wheel at HomesteadStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2004 Ford 400”; FOX Sports
  10. 2008🌙 Twilight opens, and Bella and Edward's forbidden vampire romance turns screaming midnight crowds into a franchise phenomenon.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: US release (Summit)
  11. 2010Jimmie Johnson clinches a record fifth straight championship at HomesteadStock Car Racing · Source: Hendrick Motorsports; NPR (Nov 21, 2010)

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