November 30 - This day in History

November 30: General Interest
1886: Folies Bergere stage first revue

Once a hall for operettas, pantomime, political meetings, and vaudeville, the Folies Bergère in Paris introduces an elaborate revue featuring women in sensational costumes... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Howe brothers offer amnesty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/howe-brothers-offer-amnesty


Automotive
1965 : Unsafe at Any Speed hits bookstores
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/unsafe-at-any-speed-hits-bookstores


Civil War
1864 : Rebels are defeated at the Battle of Franklin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/-battle-of-franklin-tennessee


Cold War
1981 : The United States and U.S.S.R. open talks to reduce intermediate-range nuclear forces
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-and-ussr-open-talks-to-reduce-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces


Crime
1989 : "America's First Female Serial Killer" strikes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americas-first-female-serial-killer-strikes


Disaster
1994 : Achille Lauro sinks near Somalia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/achille-lauro-sinks-near-somalia


General Interest
1874 : Winston Churchill born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winston-churchill-born

1954 : Meteorite strikes Alabama woman
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meteorite-strikes-alabama-woman

1993 : Brady Bill signed into law
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brady-bill-signed-into-law


Hollywood
2004 : Jeopardy! contestant's record winning streak ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeopardy-contestants-record-winning-streak-ends


Literary
1835 : Mark Twain is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mark-twain-is-born


Music 1974 : Elton John's Greatest Hits hits #1
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elton-john39s-greatest-hits-hits-1


Old West
1902 : Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan sentenced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harvey-kid-curry-logan-sentenced


Presidential
1950 : Truman refuses to rule out atomic weapons
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-refuses-to-rule-out-atomic-weapons


Sports
1931 : Football coach Bill Walsh is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/football-coach-bill-walsh-is-born


Vietnam War
1965 : McNamara warns Johnson that communists are gaining strength in South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-warns-johnson-that-communists-are-gaining-strength-in-south-vietnam

1966 : South Vietnamese draft articles for new constitution
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-draft-articles-for-new-constitution

1967 : McCarthy to enter Democratic presidential primary
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccarthy-to-enter-democratic-presidential-primary

1972 : White House announces no full withdrawal until final truce agreement signed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/white-house-announces-no-full-withdrawal-until-final-truce-agreement-signed


World War I
1917 : German foreign minister celebrates revolution in Russia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-foreign-minister-celebrates-revolution-in-russia


World War II
1939 : USSR attacks Finland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ussr-attacks-finland