TodayOn this dayNovember 20
On this day
Good news on November 20.
Positive things that happened on November 20, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1858
Selma Lagerlof was born on November 20, 1858. She became the first woman, and the first Swedish writer, to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
For a read-aloud. Selma Lagerlof was born, and she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1866
On November 20, 1866, ten people in Washington agreed to start a seminary to train African American ministers. By early 1867 they widened the plan to colleges of the liberal arts and medicine, and Howard University was incorporated that March.
For a read-aloud. A small meeting in Washington started the plan that became Howard University.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What school would you build if you could welcome students who had been left out?
- Which story have you read that made you want to write one of your own?
From the archive
Stories published on November 20 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on November 20, it will be listed here with the milestones above.