Roses Topple a President
On November 23, 2003, Georgia's Eduard Shevardnadze resigned after three weeks of peaceful protests, ending the bloodless Rose Revolution.
On November 23
The Day the Universe Got Bigger
On November 23, 1924, the New York Times reported Edwin Hubble's proof that the 'spiral nebulae' were galaxies beyond the Milky Way — exploding the known universe overnight.
The Pretender of Tyburn
On November 23, 1499, Perkin Warbeck — who spent years claiming to be a lost English prince — was hanged at Tyburn after a failed escape plot.