This Day in History: Nov. 13

Brittany Banks and her Jordan-born fiancé Yazan have a big decision to make. The pair are subjects of "90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way," in which an American is given 90 days to move out of the US and marry their international love.  In the case of Banks and Yazan, the two were set to live in Jordan, but Yazan's family may make that difficult.

.At the start of the episode, Brittany was still processing the bombshell that Yazan's brother, Obida, told her, which was that members of Yazan's family wanted to kill him for being in a relationship with her because they saw her past racy social media posts and assumed she and Yazan were defying Islam beliefs.

Carrie Underwood almost didn’t travel to Los Angeles to take part in her star-making run on “American Idol.”  The seven-time Grammy winner, 37, appeared on the 2005 season of the hit singing competition. She would ultimately go on to win, propelling her career to the immense heights she enjoys today.

Also on this day: The United States and Britain sign preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris would be signed in Sept. 1783.

Palestinian flag has been flown outside a Scots council headquarters today. Aberdeen's town house was adorned with the black, green, white and green symbol to mark UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Also on this day: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that would bear his name.The Confederate Congress admits Missouri as the 12th state of the Confederacy after Missouri’s disputed secession from the Union. Sinn Fein is founded in Dublin.

It was an unhappy Thanksgiving in the battle against the pandemic. U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations topped 90,000 for the first time Thursday, marking the 33rd consecutive day the country has set a record in that metric.

It’s time for a Thanksgiving tradition like no other: Black Friday, where shoppers brave cold temperatures all night long just so they can save eight bucks on a gaming console that’ll be obsolete by June.

Also on this day:  Americans observe a day of thanksgiving set aside by President George Washington to mark the adoption of the Constitution of the United States.The first college social fraternity, the Kappa Alpha Society, is formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. Former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth dies in Battle Creek, Mich.The National Hockey League is founded in Montreal, succeeding the National Hockey Association.U.S.

 COVID-19  pandemic is still happening, so Thanksgiving will be a lot different this year, but one thing we can still count on is millions of Americans tuning into the  Macy‘s Thanksgiving Day Parade .“We will still be doing a live parade on Thanksgiving Day, but it‘s going to be shortened and it’s going to be something that’s only for the viewers at home,” the parade’s executive producer Susan Tercero said in a statement about this year’s festivities.What that means for fans of the parade at

Also on this day:  On this date: Frederick County, Md., becomes the first colonial American entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.Enrico Caruso makes his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in “Rigoletto.” Life magazine, created by Henry R. Luce, is first published.The musical “Fiorello!,” starring Tom Bosley as legendary New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, opens on Broadway.President Lyndon B.

Another COVID-compliant awards show was pulled off without a hitch!!

Also on this day: The “S-O-S” distress signal is adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin.The First Battle of Ypres during World War I ends with an Allied victory against Germany. A flying boat, the China Clipper, takes off from Alameda, Calif., carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight.The Humane Society of the United States is incorporated as the National Humane Society.

Also on this day: British troops capture Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution.The newly created Federal Reserve Banks open in 12 cities.The United States and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations. Al Capone, right, Chicago's infamous gang overlord during prohibition, leaves Harrisburg, Pa., on Nov.