THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
On November 15, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted this first governing document of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
In November 2025, the U.S. government ended the longest shutdown in American history after how many days?
What is 42 days?
This Iowa town was home to the state’s first capitol before the government moved to Des Moines.
What is Iowa City?
In November 2025, this artist led Spotify charts with songs from The Tortured Poets Department.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In November 2025, this conference became the first to place three teams inside the top eight of the CFP rankings.
What is the SEC?
On November 9, 1989, this Cold War barrier fell, symbolizing the collapse of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe.
What is the Berlin Wall?
The 2025 off-year elections included major governor races, including one in this traditionally purple state where suburban turnout was a deciding factor.
What is Virginia?
In 1934, this town’s bank was robbed by John Dillinger in one of his final heists.
What is Mason City?
What movie cracked the number one spot on the NYT's list of best movies of the 21st Century?
What is Parasite?
As of November 2025, this NFL franchise held the league’s longest active playoff drought.
Who are the New York Jets?
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered this speech redefining the purpose of the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This financier’s 2019 death in federal custody led to multiple ongoing investigations that were back in the news in 2025 as more court documents were unsealed regarding associates and handling of his prior plea deal.
Who is Jeffrey Epstein?
In 1857, this northwest Iowa town was the site of a deadly conflict.
What is Spirit Lake?
This global K-pop group continued its world tour in November 2025 and remained among the most-streamed artists on YouTube.
Who is BTS?
This team became the first NBA franchise to have three different players win MVP awards in the 2010s, cementing its reputation for superstar development.
Who are the Oklahoma City Thunder?
On November 10, 1975, this Great Lakes freighter sank in a storm on Lake Superior, inspiring a famous American ballad.
What is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald?
This New York Assembly member made national headlines in 2025 for his outspoken criticism of U.S. foreign policy and for introducing legislation to curb corporate influence in state politics.
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
This southeastern Iowa town is known for the 1912 unsolved mass ax murders that remain one of the most famous cold cases in U.S. history.
What is Villisca?
One of Netflix’s biggest November 2025 releases was the next installment in this Rian Johnson mystery franchise starring Daniel Craig.
What is Knives Out (the next Benoit Blanc mystery)?
On November 11, 2025, these two players were named the AL and NL Rookies of the Year.
Who are Nick Kurtz (AL) and Drake Baldwin (NL)?
On November 14, 1969, NASA launched this second successful human mission to land on the Moon.
What was Apollo 12?
In November 2025, several Midwest states, including Iowa, continued to expand this form of renewable energy that now provides more than half of Iowa’s total electricity.
What is wind energy?
This northeast Iowa town hosted a major 1913 labor trial and is home to the first Lutheran college founded by Norwegian immigrants.
What is Decorah?
This real Dungeons & Dragons creature inspired the name of the supernatural villain in Stranger Things Season 1, reflecting the show’s blend of 1980s nostalgia and fantasy-horror homage.
What is the Demogorgon?
This college basketball program has reached the NCAA Tournament more consecutive times than any other, with a streak that lasted from 1990 to 2022.
What is Kansas?