On this day, November 15

Pins on November 15 going back to 1928: 17.

In 2,001: Microsoft launches the Xbox game console in North America. (Wikipedia)

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2025

Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Ciel Dubai Marina Opens as World's Tallest Hotel
Ciel Dubai Marina, Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIHG Hotels & Resorts
Starts 11/15/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better350 days ago
Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first guests have checked into Ciel Dubai Marina, the world's tallest hotel."
A 377-metre, 1,004-room supertall hotel on Dubai Marina's waterfront opened as the world's tallest hotel, its curved concrete form engineered to shed wind loads on a coastal site.
≈$545M

On this day, November 15 · Chronopin

2024

Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Danube Valley Bridge Opens in Linz, Austria
Danube Valley Bridge, Linz, AustriaASFINAG
Starts 11/15/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins92% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 92%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.0 years ago
Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Danube Valley Bridge and this phase of the A26 opened to the public in November 2024".
Austria's motorway operator ASFINAG opened the new Danube Valley Bridge and its connecting tunnels in Linz, the world's longest earth-anchored suspension bridge, completing the first phase of the A26 Westring motorway.
≈$331.5M
Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Culinary Union's 69-Day Strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169Culinary Workers Union
11/15/2024 - 01/22/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.0 years ago
The Nevada Independent^[1]: 'A 69-day strike by some 700 non-gaming workers at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas quietly ended Wednesday' (22 Jan 2025) after 'the walkout began Nov. 15'; the union's release gives the start as 'November 15th at 5:00am'.
About 700 Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 workers walked out of the off-Strip Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in the union's first open-ended strike in over 22 years, holding 24/7 picket lines until members ratified a five-year contract on 22 January 2025.
TV10/14/2026@FilmDesk
Silo Season 2 Premieres
1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, United StatesApple TV
Starts 11/15/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins93% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 93%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8/1010 episodes2.0 years ago
TVmaze^[1][2] records the Season 2 premiere date as 2024-11-15 on Apple TV.
Silo depicts a ruined and toxic future, when thousands of people live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. Season 2 premiere, "The Engineer": Juliette finds sanctuary in a silo long ago destroyed by war, thinking she's alone. Aired on Apple TV.
Energy10/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Onagawa Unit 2 Reconnects to the Grid
Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Starts 11/15/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.0 years ago
The source^[1] explicitly dates this event.
Power generation and grid connection resume at 18:00 Japan time; commercial service remains a later milestone.
≈$3.8B

2023

Geopolitics09/21/2026@PoliticsDesk
Biden and Xi Meet at Filoli
Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, California, United StatesThe White House
Starts 11/15/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.0 years ago
The White House readout is dated 15 November 2023 and states that Biden "today held a Summit with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in Woodside, California".^[1]
Four hours of talks at a country estate south of San Francisco on 15 November 2023 restarted two things that had been switched off: military-to-military communication, and Chinese cooperation against fentanyl precursors.
Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Vuori Opens Its 48th Store in Georgetown
3222, M Street Northwest, Georgetown, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007, United StatesVuori
Starts 11/15/2023ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence3.0 years ago
Retail Dive^[1], published Wednesday 15 November 2023: Vuori "opened its 48th store this week in the Georgetown area"; no day is given, so the article's own day is the latest it could be.
Vuori's 48th store, 3,758 sq ft at 3222 M Street NW in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown, opened in the space that was once the main entrance to The Shops at Georgetown Park.
Electronics10/15/2026@DeviceDesk
WILLTEX WILLCOOK Wins CES Best of Innovation in Home Appliances
WILLTEX
Starts 11/15/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.0 years ago
JETRO release via Business Wire^[4], 27 Nov 2023: "On November 15th, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the honorees of the CES^[3] 2024 Innovation Awards ... inQs and WILLTEX^[1] were also named recipients of this year's Best of Innovation award". Prior date 2026-01-08 was wrong; this is the CES 2024 award announced 15 Nov 2023.
Japanese smart textile pioneer WILLTEX won Best of Innovation at CES for WILLCOOK, the world's first portable microwave-style heating bag that reaches 266°F (130°C) using lightweight stretchable conductive fabric.
$199.00