On this day — November 14

California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries.

He had earlier murdered his wife in their home.

New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people.

D.C.

a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.

Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.

It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.

Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30.

the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.

Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46.