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Today's featured article User:Kmf164/Featured article On this day... November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance Graffiti from the occupation of Alcatraz 284 – Diocletian became Roman emperor, eventually establishing reforms that ended the Crisis of the Third Century. 1739 – War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force arrived at the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main, capturing it the next day. 1969 – A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation (graffiti pictured) of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. 1979 – Armed insurgents attacked and took over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring that one of their leaders was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam. 1994 – In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War. Carl Axel Arrhenius (d. 1824) Benoit Mandelbrot (b. 1924) Meredith Whitney (b. 1969) Ancel Keys (d. 2004) More anniversaries: November 19 November 20 November 21

In the news Samantha Harvey Samantha Harvey (pictured) wins the Booker Prize for her novel Orbital. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announces his resignation as a result of the John Smyth abuse scandal in the Church of England. In Zhuhai, China, 35 people are killed in a vehicle-ramming attack. Alliance for Change, led by Navin Ramgoolam, wins the Mauritian general election. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Bob Love Celeste Caeiro György Pauk Elizabeth Nunez Eileen Kramer Picture of the day User:Kmf164/Pic of the day Did you know? User:Kmf164/DYK

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