Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2009 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Nov 22, 1497: Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first navigator to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a sea route to India.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-22 <![CDATA[Nov 22, 1718: Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard the pirate, was killed off the east coast of North America.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-22 <![CDATA[Nov 22, 1842: Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted. Ash fallout reached as far as 48 mi away.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-22 More events from This Day in History: Nov 22 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-22