Unix Timestamp: 753494400
Wednesday, November 17. 1993, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation opens in Seattle.

In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution.

November 22 ndash The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passes the legislative houses in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his dealings with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.

In a status referendum, Puerto Rico residents vote with a slim margin to maintain Commonwealth status.

An Avioimpex Yakovlev Yak-42D crashes into Mount Trojani near Ohrid, Macedonia. The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, but had been diverted to Ohrid due to poor weather conditions at the Skopje airport. All 8 crew members and 115 of the 116 passengers are killed.