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... 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
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... 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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