November 16, 1959 – The Musical "The Sound of Music" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II opens in New York City and runs for 1,443 performances.
November 17, 1558 – Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England at the age of 25 (reigning until her death at age 69).
November 19, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address dedicating 17 acres of the Gettysburg battlefield as a National Cemetery.
November 20, 1886 – The first Sherlock Holmes story, “A Study in Scarlet”, is accepted by publisher Ward and Lock. Struggling doctor Arthur Conan Doyle is paid 25 pounds (equivalent to $31.75) for rights to the story.