November 28 - The Day in History

November 28 : General Interest 1520: Magellan reaches the Pacific After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic... read more American Revolution 1777 : John Adams replaces Silas Deane http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-adams-replaces-silas-deane Automotive 1895 : Duryea Motor Wagon wins first car race in U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duryea-motor-wagon-wins-first-car-race-in-us Civil War 1862 : North and South skirmish at the Battle of Cane Hill http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/-battle-of-cane-hill-arkansas Cold War 1989 : Czechoslovakian Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/czechoslovakian-communist-party-gives-up-monopoly-on-political-power Crime 1987 : A media controversy ignites over the case of Tawana Brawley http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-media-controversy-ignites-over-the-case-of-tawana-brawley Disaster 1979 : Plane crashes over Antarctica http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-over-antarctica General Interest 1919 : Lady Astor becomes MP http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lady-astor-becomes-mp 1994 : Jeffrey Dahmer murdered in prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeffrey-dahmer-murdered-in-prison Hollywood 1962 : Talk-show host and comedian Jon Stewart born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/talk-show-host-and-comedian-jon-stewart-born Literary 1582 : William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-shakespeare-marries-anne-hathaway Music 1964 : The Shangri-Las score a #1 hit with "Leader Of The Pack" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-shangri-las-score-a-1-hit-with-quotleader-of-the-packquot Old West 1925 : The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-grand-ole-opry-begins-broadcasting Presidential 1943 : FDR attends Tehran Conference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-attends-tehran-conference Sports 1895 : Frank Duryea wins first U.S. horseless-carriage race http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frank-duryea-wins-first-us-horseless-carriage-race Vietnam War 1964 : Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-advised-to-bomb-north-vietnam 1965 : The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-philippines-agrees-to-send-troops-to-south-vietnam World War I 1914 : New York Stock Exchange resumes bond trading http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-stock-exchange-resumes-bond-trading World War II 1954 : Enrico Fermi, architect of the nuclear age, dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enrico-fermi-architect-of-the-nuclear-age-dies

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