November 16th is Have a Party with Your Bear Day and Button Day.
We are now past the halfway point of November! Today marks day 320 on the calendar, and there are just 45 days left of 2021!
Those of you who were born on this day share the Scorpio star sign.
You’re in luck today as we have carefully selected some of the most interesting things that ever happened on November 16th in years gone by.
Did you know that on this day in 2012, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned a staggering $500 million within 24 hours of release? The previous game in the franchise, Modern Warfare 3, earned $100 million less within its first 24 hours of release.
Keep reading for more facts about November 16th in history!
What Happened On November 16 In History?
2019
The city of Havana, Cuba celebrated its 500th birthday.
The celebration included a massive restoration and infrastructure initiative that restored public monuments and many of the city's shops & businesses.
The Model M Postage Meter was put into commercial use.
American inventor Arthur Pitney and industrialist Walter Bowes teamed together to form Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company in April 1920. Together they designed the US's first postage meter.
Due to mosquito infestations, the city of Havana was relocated to its final location on this day.
This was not the first time that the city's location was moved, as it had been relocated twice before, within the first four years of establishing Havana.
Did you know that on this day, November 16th 2012, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned a staggering $500 million within 24 hours of release?