1. On November 23, 1909, the Darr Mine disaster in Pennsylvania resulted in 239 deaths, including 29 Mississippians who had traveled north to work in the coal mines.

2. In 1863, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston arrived in Mississippi to take command of the Army of Tennessee, which was operating in the state at the time.

3. The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state agency created to oppose desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement, was officially disbanded by Governor William Winter on November 23, 1977.

4. On November 23, 1912, the first inter-collegiate football game in Mississippi history was played between the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Mississippi State University), with Ole Miss winning 17-0.

5. Mississippi-born musician Jimmy Buffett released his album "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" on November 23, 1977, which included his hit song "Margaritaville."