November 28th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

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On this day in 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the straight (which now bears his name) and crossed into the Pacific Ocean. In 1821 on this day, Panama declared independence from Spain. The Confederate congress officially admitted Missouri to the Confederate Army on this day in 1861. On this day in 1904, Germany defeated the Hottentot in Warmbad, South West-Africa (present day Namibia). In 1916 on this day, the first (German) air attack on London took place. On this day in 1918, Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia & Germany abdicated the throne following Germany's defeat in World War I. The Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting on this day in 1925. On this day in 1939 during the early phase of World War II, the Soviet government revoked the Russian-Finnish non-attack treaty. In 1943 on this day, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Josef Stalin met in Tehran for their first meeting during World War II. Enrico Fermi, architect of the nuclear age, died on this day in 1954. On this day in 1958, Chad, the Congo & Mauritania became autonomous members of the French Community. In 1964, the U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 was launched and would eventually become the first successful mission to Mars. Margaret Thatcher resigned as British Prime Minister of Great Britain; and John Major took over on this day in 1990. In 1994 on this day, Norway voted against joining the European Union. On this day in 2010, WikiLeaks released to the public more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. About 100,000 were marked "secret" or "confidential."

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• 587 - Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram takes cousin Childebert II as heir 

• 1340 - Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back 

• 1443 - Albanian George Kastriotis Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in Middle Albania from the Ottomans and raise the Albanian flag. 

Bust of Ferdinand Magellan

• On this day in 1520, Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the straight (which now bears his name) and crossed into the Pacific Ocean. 1520 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait. The strait was named after him. He was the first European to sail the Pacific from the east.   

• 1569 - Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign 

• 1582 - William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were married.   

• 1660 - The Royal Society forms in London 

• 1670 - Pierre Corneille's "Tite et Berenice" premieres in Paris 

• 1710 - Battle at Brihuega: English General Stanhope captured 

• 1729 - Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. 

• 1745 - -29] French troops attack indians of Saratoga, NY 

• 1757 - England condemns ceasefire of Kloster-Seven 

• 1775 - 2nd Continental Congress formally establishes US Navy 

• 1785 - The Treaty of Hopewell is signed. 

• 1795 - US pays $800,000 & a frigate as tribute to Algiers & Tunis 

• 1813 - Kosacks occupy Utrecht 

• 1814 - The Times in London is for the first time printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience. 

• 1821 - Panama declares independence from Spain 

British Botanist Charles Darwin

• 1833 - Charles Darwin rides through Las Pietras, returning to Montevideo 

• 1843 - Ka Lahui: Hawaiian Independence Day - The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. 

Naturalist Charles DarwinNaturalist Charles Darwin 

• 1847 - Bologna: church San Francisco dei Minori Conventuali initiated with premier of Rossini's Tantum ergo 1853 - Olympia forms as capital of Washington Territory 

• 1854 - Dutch army stops Chinese uprising in Borneo 

• 1861 - Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army 1862 - Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties) 1862 - Battle of Hooly Spring, MS 1864 - 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia 1864 - Battle of New Creek, WV (Rosser's Raid, Ft Kelly) 1871 - Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC 1875 - Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa 

Zulu War:

• 1879 - Battle at Lydenburg South Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu 

• 1893 - Women vote in a national election for the first time: the New Zealand general election. 1895 - America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH 

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa.

• 1899 - Battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen) 1901 - Gustav Mahler's 4th Symphony in G, premieres 

• 1904 - Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa 1905 - Arthur Griffith forms Sinn Fein in Dublin 1906 - Tommy Burns & Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title 1907 - In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater. 1908 - 154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna Pa 

Flag of Mexico

• 1911 - Zapata proclaims Plan of Ayala Mexico 

• 1912 - Albania declares it's Indepenence from Turkey 1913 - Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris 

• 1914 - World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading. 1916 - 1st (German) air attack on London 1917 - Sigmund Rombergs revue "Over the Top" premieres in NYC 

• 1918 - Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia & Germany abdicates 

• 1918 - Bucovina voted for the union with the Kingdom of Romania. 

• 1919 - US-born Lady Astor elected 1st female member of British Parliament 

• 1920 - Kilmichael Ambush, Battle of the Irish War of Independence. 1921 - Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha (Baha'i festival-Qawl 6, 78) 1922 - 6 ex-minsters executed in Greece 1922 - Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called 1924 - Pieter Jelle Troelstra leaves 2nd Chamber 1925 - 7th French government of Briand sworn-in 1925 - Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville Tn 1925 - NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses & dies of TB 4 months later 1927 - J McHugh & D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels" premieres in NYC 

• 1929 - Adm Richard E Byrd makes 1st South Pole flight 1929 - Ernie Nevers scores all 40 pts for Chic Cards vs Bears (NFL record) 

• 1930 - Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony "Romantic" premieres 1931 - Bradman scores 226, the 1st Test Cricket century at Gabba, v South Africa 1932 - France & USSR signs not-attack treaty Comedian Groucho MarxComedian Groucho Marx 1932 - Groucho Marx performed on radio for 1st time 

• 1934 - Churchill tells Premier Baldwin not to under estimate German air power 

• 1939 - Nazi Gov-Gen of Poland, Hans Frank organizes Judenrat 

• 1939 - Soviet government revokes Russian-Finnish non-attack treaty 

• 1940 - Cleveringa arrested by nazis 1941 - German troops vacate Rostov 

• 1942 - 492 die in a fire that destroyed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston 

Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Statue of soldier, author and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London

• On this day in 1943 during World War II, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met in Tehran to map out a strategy concerning World War II.  

1944 - 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp 1944 - 400 Rotterdammers attack coal warehouse 1944 - Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP 

• 1944 - In reprisal 40 Dutch men are executed by Nazis 1944 - US 121st Infantry regiment occupies Hurtgen 1945 - Aust Services draw second Victory Test Cricket v India at Calcutta 32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

• 1946 - French government of Bidault, resigns 1946 - Landverrader Anton Mussert to death sentenced 1948 - "Hopalong Cassidy" premieres on TV 1948 - 1st Polaroid camera sold 1949 - "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 perfs 1950 - Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager 1951 - John Van Druten's "I am a Camera," premieres in NYC 1951 - Military coup under Col Adib el-Shishakli in Syria 1953 - "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs 1953 - 41st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 12-6 1954 - 1st pro football game in Netherlands 1954 - Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 80-yard punt 1954 - KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 - KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 - KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 - Photography begins on "... & God Created Women" 1957 - "Look Homeward, Angel" with Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC 1957 - Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award 1958 - AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9

• 1958 - Chad becomes an autonomous republic within French community 1958 - Congo & Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community 1958 - George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs 1958 - KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 - Test Cricket debut for Wes Hall, v India at Bombay 

• 1958 - US reports 1st full-range firing of an ICBM 1959 - 47th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 21-7 1959 - KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins 262nd Pope John XXIII262nd Pope John XXIII 

• 1959 - Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Princeps Pastorum 1960 - CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes 

• 1960 - Mauritania gains independence from France (Natl Day) 1961 - Ernest Davis is 1st black to win Heisman Trophy 

• 1961 - General Meeting of UN debates about New-Guinea 1961 - Martin Walser's "Der Abstecher," premieres in Munich 

• 1962 - Telegraph between Netherlands & Indonesia restored 1963 - 1st million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 

• 1963 - U.S. President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral would be renamed Cape Kennedy in honor of his assassinated predecessor. The name was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973 by a vote of residents.  

    

• 1963 - Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on UK record chart 

1963 - Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St Paul, to become NWA champ 1963 - WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 - 52nd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24 1964 - France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria 

• 1964 - Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars 1965 - Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yds (109) 1965 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1966 - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 

• 1966 - Dominican Republic adopts constitution 1967 - 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (QB) 

• 1967 - The 1st pulsating radio source (pulsar) detected 1968 - John Lennon is fined £150 for unauthorized drug possession 1969 - Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year 1970 - 58th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 23-10 1971 - "Me Nobody Knows" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 587 perfs 1971 - 59th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-11 1972 - "Via Galactica" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 7 performances 1972 - LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels 1973 - Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes Palestine 1973 - Balt Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year New York Yankees Owner George SteinbrennerNew York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner 1974 - Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years 

• 1974 - John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in Madison Square Garden NYC) 

• 1975 - Democratic Republic of East-Timor proclaimed 1975 - Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI v Australia Brisbane 

• 1975 - Wings release "Venus & Mars/Rock Show" medley 1975 - As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes. 1976 - 64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20 1978 - 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB) 1978 - Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years 1979 - "King of Schnorrers" opens at Playhouse Theater NYC for 63 perfs 

• 1979 - Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes into Mt Erebus on Antarctica kills 257 

1979 - LA Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year 1981 - "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 perfs 1981 - Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg & become college football's winningest coach 1982 - "Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 772 perfs Musician and Beatle John LennonMusician and Beatle John Lennon 1982 - 70th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 32-16 1982 - 71st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Grenoble (4-1) 1983 - 9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-is launched 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States. 1985 - 6th Belgium government of Martens forms 1986 - Hilbert van der Duim skates 1 hour world record 39.4928 km 1986 - US Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time 

• 1987 - South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die 1988 - Picasso's "Acrobat & Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million 1989 - Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 - Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci flees to Hungary 

• 1990 - Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigns, ending his reign as Singapore's longest-serving Prime Minister 

• 1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Major 

Flag of South Africa during the apartheid era

• 1992 - In King William's Town, South Africa, black militant gunmen attacked a country club killing four people and injuring 20. 

• 1992 - In Bosnia-Herzegovina, 137 tons of food and supplies were to be delivered to the isolated town of Srebrenica.  

1993 - "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 13 performances 1993 - "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 48 perfs British Prime Minister Margaret ThatcherBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1993 - 81st CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 33-23 

• 1993 - Carlos Reina wins Honduras presidential election 

• 1994 - Norway votes against joining European Union 

• 1994 - In Portage, Wisconsin, convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by an inmate in the Columbia Correctional Institution gymnasium. 1995 - James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack 

• 1997 - Final episode of "Beavis & Butt-head" on MTV 1997 - First public appearance of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), an ethnic Albanian guerrilla group that fought for the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. 

• 1998 - The people of Albania vote for their new Constitution in a referendum. 

• 2000 - Ukrainian politician Oleksander Moroz begins the Cassette Scandal by publicly accusing President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze. 

• 2004 - Male Poʻo-uli dies of Avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.   

• 2012 - 54 people are killed and 120 are injured by two car bombs in Damascus, Syria

  1757 - English poet, painter and engraver William Blake was born. Two of his best known works are "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience."   1919 - American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament.   1922 - Capt. Cyril Turner of the Royal Air Force gave the first public exhibition of skywriting. He spelled out, "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200" over New York's Times Square.   1925 - The Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut on station WSM.   1934 - The U.S. bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson was killed by FBI agents near Barrington, IL.   1942 - 491 people died in a fire that destroyed the Coconut Grove in Boston.   1943 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin met in Tehran to map out strategy concerning World War II.   1953 - New York City began 11 days without newspapers due to a strike of photoengravers.   1958 - The African nation of Chad became an autonomous republic within the French community.    1964 - The U.S. launched the space probe Mariner IV from Cape Kennedy on a course set for Mars.   1977 - Larry Bird was introduced as "College Basketball's Secret Weapon" with a cover story in Sports Illustrated. (NBA)   1978 - The Iranian government banned religious marches.   1979 - An Air New Zealand DC-10 flying to the South Pole crashed in Antarctica killing all 257 people aboard.   1983 - The space shuttle Columbia took off with the STS-9 Spacelab in its cargo bay.   1985 - The Irish Senate approved the Anglo-Irish accord concerning Northern Ireland.   1987 - A South African Airways Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean. All 159 people aboard were killed.   1989 - Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci arrived in New York after escaping her homeland through Hungary.   1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain.       1993 - The play "Mixed Emotions" closed after 48 performances.   1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer, a convicted serial killer, was clubbed to death in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate.   1994 - Norwegian voters rejected European Union membership.   1995 - U.S. President Clinton signed a $6 billion road bill that ended the federal 55 mph speed limit.   2010 - WikiLeaks released to the public more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. About 100,000 were marked "secret" or "confidential."

1520 Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the strait which bears his name to the Pacific ocean. 1919 American-born Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat on the British Parliament. 1942 Almost 500 people died in the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston. 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met in Tehran for their first meeting during World War II. 1964 The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 launched—on its way to the first successful mission to Mars. 1990 Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Great Britain; John Major took over.

The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/nov28.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory