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  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Nov, 2015
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike announced It Would Initiate a $12 Billion Share Buyback

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Nov, 2015

    In November 2015, Nike announced it would initiate a $12 billion share buyback, as well as a two-for-one stock split, with shares to begin trading at the decreased price on December 24. The split will be the seventh in company history.




  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Monday Nov 2, 2015
    Amazon

    Amazon opened its first physical retail store

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Monday Nov 2, 2015

    Amazon opened its first physical retail store, a bookstore in the University Village shopping center in Seattle. The store, known as Amazon Books, has prices matched to those found on the Amazon website and integrate online reviews into the store's shelves.




  • Canada
    Wednesday Nov 4, 2015
    Justin Trudeau

    A Prime Minister

    Canada
    Wednesday Nov 4, 2015

    Trudeau and the rest of the Cabinet were sworn in by Governor General David Johnston on November 4, 2015.




  • Europe
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015
    Visa Inc.

    Visa Inc. announced the plan to acquire Visa Europe

    Europe
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015

    Visa Inc. announced the plan to acquire Visa Europe on November 5, 2015, creating a single global company.




  • Canada
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015
    Justin Trudeau

    The First Liberal caucus meeting

    Canada
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015

    On November 5, 2015, during the first Liberal caucus meeting since forming a majority government, the party announced that it would reinstate the mandatory long-form census that had been scrapped in 2010, effective with the 2016 census.




  • United Kingdom
    Friday Nov 6, 2015
    Ellie Goulding

    Delirium (album)

    United Kingdom
    Friday Nov 6, 2015

    Released on 6 November 2015 by Polydor Records. Music critics were generally impressed by the overall production of the record, although they were ambivalent in regards to its originality. It debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, earning Goulding her highest-charting record in the latter country and her highest first-week sales figures in both territories. The album spawned three singles: "On My Mind", "Army" and "Something in the Way You Move".




  • Sevilla, Spain
    Sunday Nov 8, 2015
    Ciro Immobile

    Sevilla's first goal

    Sevilla, Spain
    Sunday Nov 8, 2015

    On 8 November 2015, Immobile scored his first goal for Sevilla in the 36th minute as they emerged victorious in a 3–2 La Liga home win over Real Madrid. In November, the obligation to buy clause was exercised when Immobile made his fifth appearance, buying him outright for €11 million plus the €3 million for the loan spell.


  • Gozo, Malta
    Nov, 2015
    Angelina Jolie

    By the Sea

    Gozo, Malta
    Nov, 2015

    Jolie's next directorial effort was the marital drama By the Sea, released in November 2015, in which she starred opposite her husband, Brad Pitt, marking their first collaboration since 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Based on her screenplay, the film was a deeply personal project for Jolie, who drew inspiration from her own mother's life. Critics, however, dismissed it as a "vanity project," as Jolie directed, produced, and starred in this film.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Nov 9, 2015
    Sony Corporation

    Sony's announcement about The Betamax

    Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Nov 9, 2015

    On 9 November 2015, Sony announced that they are going to stop producing Betamax Tapes in March 2016.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Nov 13, 2015
    Donald Trump

    November 2015 Paris attacks

    Paris, France
    Friday Nov 13, 2015

    Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, Trump made a controversial proposal to ban Muslim foreigners from entering the United States until stronger vetting systems could be implemented. He later re framed the proposed ban to apply to countries with a "proven history of terrorism".


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Nov 20, 2015
    Oculus

    Gear VR

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Nov 20, 2015

    On November 20, 2015, the consumer edition of the Gear VR was released to the public and sold out during the first shipments. The device supported the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, and later, the Samsung Galaxy S7, and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Nov, 2015
    Zoom Video Communications

    David Berman was named president of the company

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Nov, 2015

    In November 2015, former president of RingCentral David Berman was named president of the company, and Peter Gassner, the founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, joined Zoom's board of directors.


  • Madrid, Spain
    Saturday Nov 21, 2015
    Lionel Messi

    Substitutional in El Clásico

    Madrid, Spain
    Saturday Nov 21, 2015

    After a knee injury, Messi returned to the pitch on 21 November, making a substitute appearance in Barcelona's 4–0 away win over rivals Real Madrid in El Clásico.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Nov, 2015
    Buckingham Palace

    State Dining Room was closed for six months

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Nov, 2015

    In November 2015, the State Dining Room was closed for six months because its ceiling had become potentially dangerous.


  • London, England
    Thursday Nov 26, 2015
    David Cameron

    Cameron set out his Case for Military Intervention In Syria

    London, England
    Thursday Nov 26, 2015

    Following the terrorist attacks on Paris in November 2015, for which Islamic State claimed responsibility, Cameron began pushing for a strategy for the Royal Air Force to bomb Syria in retaliation.Cameron set out his case for military intervention to Parliament on 26 November, telling MPs that it was the only way to guarantee Britain's safety and would be part of a "comprehensive" strategy to defeat IS.


  • Israel
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015
    Shimon Peres

    Diplomacy Award

    Israel
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015

    Shimon Peres received the Israeli Diplomacy Award, November 29, 2015


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015
    Kobe Bryant

    Retirement announcement

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015

    On November 29, 2015, Bryant announced via The Players' Tribune that he would be retiring at the end of the season. In his poem titled "Dear Basketball", Bryant wrote that he fell in love with the game at age six; "A love so deep I gave you my all/From my mind & body/To my spirit & soul." The 2015–16 season "is all I have left to give./My heart can take the pounding/My mind can handle the grind/But my body knows it's time to say goodbye./And that's OK./I'm ready to let you go."


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 30, 2015
    Nokia

    Unveiling OZO

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 30, 2015

    On 28 July 2015, Nokia announced OZO, a 360-degrees virtual reality camera, with eight 2K optical image sensors. The division behind the product, Nokia Technologies, claimed that OZO would be the most advanced VR film-making platform. OZO was fully unveiled on 30 November in Los Angeles. The OZO, designed for professional use, was intended for retail for US$60,000.


  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Nov, 2015
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike announced It Would Initiate a $12 Billion Share Buyback

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Nov, 2015

    In November 2015, Nike announced it would initiate a $12 billion share buyback, as well as a two-for-one stock split, with shares to begin trading at the decreased price on December 24. The split will be the seventh in company history.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Monday Nov 2, 2015
    Amazon

    Amazon opened its first physical retail store

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Monday Nov 2, 2015

    Amazon opened its first physical retail store, a bookstore in the University Village shopping center in Seattle. The store, known as Amazon Books, has prices matched to those found on the Amazon website and integrate online reviews into the store's shelves.


  • Canada
    Wednesday Nov 4, 2015
    Justin Trudeau

    A Prime Minister

    Canada
    Wednesday Nov 4, 2015

    Trudeau and the rest of the Cabinet were sworn in by Governor General David Johnston on November 4, 2015.


  • Europe
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015
    Visa Inc.

    Visa Inc. announced the plan to acquire Visa Europe

    Europe
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015

    Visa Inc. announced the plan to acquire Visa Europe on November 5, 2015, creating a single global company.


  • Canada
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015
    Justin Trudeau

    The First Liberal caucus meeting

    Canada
    Thursday Nov 5, 2015

    On November 5, 2015, during the first Liberal caucus meeting since forming a majority government, the party announced that it would reinstate the mandatory long-form census that had been scrapped in 2010, effective with the 2016 census.


  • United Kingdom
    Friday Nov 6, 2015
    Ellie Goulding

    Delirium (album)

    United Kingdom
    Friday Nov 6, 2015

    Released on 6 November 2015 by Polydor Records. Music critics were generally impressed by the overall production of the record, although they were ambivalent in regards to its originality. It debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, earning Goulding her highest-charting record in the latter country and her highest first-week sales figures in both territories. The album spawned three singles: "On My Mind", "Army" and "Something in the Way You Move".


  • Sevilla, Spain
    Sunday Nov 8, 2015
    Ciro Immobile

    Sevilla's first goal

    Sevilla, Spain
    Sunday Nov 8, 2015

    On 8 November 2015, Immobile scored his first goal for Sevilla in the 36th minute as they emerged victorious in a 3–2 La Liga home win over Real Madrid. In November, the obligation to buy clause was exercised when Immobile made his fifth appearance, buying him outright for €11 million plus the €3 million for the loan spell.


  • Gozo, Malta
    Nov, 2015
    Angelina Jolie

    By the Sea

    Gozo, Malta
    Nov, 2015

    Jolie's next directorial effort was the marital drama By the Sea, released in November 2015, in which she starred opposite her husband, Brad Pitt, marking their first collaboration since 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Based on her screenplay, the film was a deeply personal project for Jolie, who drew inspiration from her own mother's life. Critics, however, dismissed it as a "vanity project," as Jolie directed, produced, and starred in this film.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Nov 9, 2015
    Sony Corporation

    Sony's announcement about The Betamax

    Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Nov 9, 2015

    On 9 November 2015, Sony announced that they are going to stop producing Betamax Tapes in March 2016.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Nov 13, 2015
    Donald Trump

    November 2015 Paris attacks

    Paris, France
    Friday Nov 13, 2015

    Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, Trump made a controversial proposal to ban Muslim foreigners from entering the United States until stronger vetting systems could be implemented. He later re framed the proposed ban to apply to countries with a "proven history of terrorism".


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Nov 20, 2015
    Oculus

    Gear VR

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Nov 20, 2015

    On November 20, 2015, the consumer edition of the Gear VR was released to the public and sold out during the first shipments. The device supported the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, and later, the Samsung Galaxy S7, and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Nov, 2015
    Zoom Video Communications

    David Berman was named president of the company

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Nov, 2015

    In November 2015, former president of RingCentral David Berman was named president of the company, and Peter Gassner, the founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, joined Zoom's board of directors.


  • Madrid, Spain
    Saturday Nov 21, 2015
    Lionel Messi

    Substitutional in El Clásico

    Madrid, Spain
    Saturday Nov 21, 2015

    After a knee injury, Messi returned to the pitch on 21 November, making a substitute appearance in Barcelona's 4–0 away win over rivals Real Madrid in El Clásico.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Nov, 2015
    Buckingham Palace

    State Dining Room was closed for six months

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Nov, 2015

    In November 2015, the State Dining Room was closed for six months because its ceiling had become potentially dangerous.


  • London, England
    Thursday Nov 26, 2015
    David Cameron

    Cameron set out his Case for Military Intervention In Syria

    London, England
    Thursday Nov 26, 2015

    Following the terrorist attacks on Paris in November 2015, for which Islamic State claimed responsibility, Cameron began pushing for a strategy for the Royal Air Force to bomb Syria in retaliation.Cameron set out his case for military intervention to Parliament on 26 November, telling MPs that it was the only way to guarantee Britain's safety and would be part of a "comprehensive" strategy to defeat IS.


  • Israel
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015
    Shimon Peres

    Diplomacy Award

    Israel
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015

    Shimon Peres received the Israeli Diplomacy Award, November 29, 2015


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015
    Kobe Bryant

    Retirement announcement

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015

    On November 29, 2015, Bryant announced via The Players' Tribune that he would be retiring at the end of the season. In his poem titled "Dear Basketball", Bryant wrote that he fell in love with the game at age six; "A love so deep I gave you my all/From my mind & body/To my spirit & soul." The 2015–16 season "is all I have left to give./My heart can take the pounding/My mind can handle the grind/But my body knows it's time to say goodbye./And that's OK./I'm ready to let you go."


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 30, 2015
    Nokia

    Unveiling OZO

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 30, 2015

    On 28 July 2015, Nokia announced OZO, a 360-degrees virtual reality camera, with eight 2K optical image sensors. The division behind the product, Nokia Technologies, claimed that OZO would be the most advanced VR film-making platform. OZO was fully unveiled on 30 November in Los Angeles. The OZO, designed for professional use, was intended for retail for US$60,000.


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