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November 23In 1992, the first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at a trade show in Las Vegas, US. In 1963, the BBC broadcasts the first episode of the TV series Doctor Who, which becomes the world's longest-running science fiction drama. |
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November 24See American nu-metal band Korn return to town for their Live in Bangkok 2015 show. The band hits the stage at 7 pm at Palladium Hall, Palladium World Shopping Mall. Tickets are 2,900 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1859, Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. |
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November 25Until Sunday at Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road, see The Land, an exhibition by Japanese printmaker Kansuke Morioka. The show presents silkscreen prints of Kumano, the beautiful and sacred area of Japan. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1987, Typhoon Nina hits the Philippines with winds of 165 mph. The storm causes at least 1,036 deaths. |
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November 26In 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. In 2003, Concorde makes its final flight over Bristol, England. |
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November 27In 1970, former Beatle George Harrison releases his album All Things Must Pass in the US. The album is ranked 79th on The Times ' "The 100 Best Albums of All Time" in 1993. In 2005, the first partial human face transplant is completed in Amiens, France. |
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November 28Birthday wishes go out to American actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984). In 1987, a South African Airways flight from Taiwan to South Africa crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board. |
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November 29In 1972, Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful arcade video game. Today is the last day at Koi Art Gallery on Sukhumvit 31 to see Don’t Fall in Love with Me, a solo exhibition by local artist Kowit Wattanarach, which explores the journey from love to infatuation in a series of portraits. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 662 3218.
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