November 18, 1883 -  Four standard time zones were introduced across the continental United States, thus ending confusion for travelers by eliminating local times which were maintained separately in hundreds of cities across the country. The New York Times published an article in 1883 on how people reacted to the standardizing of time; an interesting read -- find it here.

November 19, 1969 - The Brazilian soccer phenom, Pelé, whose real name is, Edison Arantes do Nascimento, made history by scoring his 1000^th goal on a penalty kick during a game in Rio de Janeiro. Widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all-time, Pelé would go on to score a total of 1281 goals in 1363 games. Pelé played professionally in Brazil for 17 seasons, winning several Brazilian National, South American and international championships. He is the only soccer player to be a part of three World-Cup championship teams. After his retirement from Brazilian soccer he played for three seasons with the New York Cosmos, part of the North American Soccer League. Footage of his 1000^th goal can be viewed here.