November 22Johnson taking the presidential oath of office1574 Juan Fernndez, a Spanish explorer, discovered an archipelago that now bears his name off the coast of Chile.1635 Dutch colonial forces on Formosa launched a three-month pacification campaign against Taiwanese indigenous peoples.1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas; hours later, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States (pictured).1971 In Britain's worst mountaineering tragedy, five teenage students and one of their leaders were found dead from exposure on the Cairngorm Plateau in the Scottish Highlands.Frank Matcham (b.1854)Edwin Thumboo (b.1933)Chip Berlet (b.1949)Scarlett Johansson (b.1984)More anniversaries: November 21November 22November 23ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout