On This Day: November 19th

The 2023 Cricket World Cup final takes place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, played between host nation India and Australia.

A gunman kills five and injures 17 at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others.

The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people are killed in the nation's worst mining disaster since 1914.

The worst brawl in NBA history results in several players being suspended. Several players and fans are charged with assault and battery.

The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 76,000 m3 (20 million US gal) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.

The Aviation and Transportation Security Act is enacted by the 107th United States Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.

John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton.