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November 27
1841 - Thirty-five Amistad survivors return to Africa.
1852 - Lord Byron's daughter Ada died. She had assisted Charles Babbage with his "analytical engine" and is credited with inventing computer language.
1895 - Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize.
1901 - The Army War College was established in Washington, D.C.
1910 - New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.
1924 - Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day parade — billed as a “Christmas Parade” — took place in New York City.
1942 - The French navy at Toulon scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis during World War II.
1945 - General George C. Marshall was named special U.S. envoy to China by President Harry S. Truman to try to end hostilities between the Nationalists and the Communists.
1962 - The first Boeing 727 was rolled out at the company’s Renton Plant.
1970 - Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, was slightly wounded at the Manila airport by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.
1973 - Gerald R. Ford was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew who had resigned.
1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. (White served five years for manslaughter; he committed suicide in Oct. 1985.)
1985 - The British House of Commons approved the Anglo-Irish accord, giving Dublin a consultative role in the governing of British-ruled Northern Ireland.
1998 - Answering 81 questions put to him three weeks earlier, President Bill Clinton wrote the House Judiciary Committee that his testimony in the Monica Lewinsky affair was "not false and misleading."
2000 - A day after George W. Bush was certified the winner of Florida's presidential vote, Al Gore laid out his case for letting the courts settle the nation's long-count election.
2002 - U.N. specialists began a new round of weapons inspections in Iraq.
2003 - President George W. Bush secretly flew to Iraq to spend Thanksgiving with the troops.
2008 - Iraq's parliament approved a pact requiring all U.S. troops to be out of the country by Jan. 1, 2012.
2009 - Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced daughter Chelsea's engagement to longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky.
2018 - President Donald Trump threatened to cut off all federal subsidies to General Motors because of its planned massive cutbacks in the U.S.
Birthdays
26 - Aubrey Peeples (actress/singer)
32 - Lashana Lynch (actress)
34 - Alison Pill (actress)
35 - Sanna Nielsen (singer)
36 - Arjay Smith (actor)
43 - Jaleel White (actor)
48 - Kirk Acevedo (actor)
50 - Elizabeth Marvel (actress)
51 - Michael Vartan (actor)
55 - Robin Givens (actress)
56 - Fisher Stevens (actor)
59 - Michael Rispoli (actor)
62 - Caroline Kennedy (daughter of President John F. Kennedy)
63 - William Fichtner (actor)
64 - Bill Nye (TV host)
82 - Gail Sheehy (author)
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Today in Sports History - November 27
1870 - The New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game."
1940 - Michigan running back Tom Harmon wins the Heisman Trophy.
1942 - Ben Hogan won his third straight Vardon Trophy.
1960 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scored his 1,000th career point.
1961 - Gordie Howe becomes the first player in NHL history to play in 1,000 games.
1966 - In the highest-scoring NFL game to date, the Washington Redskins defeat the New York Giants 72-41.
1980 - Dave Williams of the Chicago Bears became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for a touchdown in overtime.
1994 - Joe Montana of the Kansas City Chiefs became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to pass for 40,000 yards.
1997 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions moves into second place on the NFL's career rushing list.
2009 - Golfer Tiger Woods crashed his SUV outside his Florida mansion, sparking widespread attention to reports of marital infidelity.
2013 - Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the 11th time.
1841 - Thirty-five Amistad survivors return to Africa.
1852 - Lord Byron's daughter Ada died. She had assisted Charles Babbage with his "analytical engine" and is credited with inventing computer language.
1895 - Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize.
1901 - The Army War College was established in Washington, D.C.
1910 - New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.
1924 - Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day parade — billed as a “Christmas Parade” — took place in New York City.
1942 - The French navy at Toulon scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis during World War II.
1945 - General George C. Marshall was named special U.S. envoy to China by President Harry S. Truman to try to end hostilities between the Nationalists and the Communists.
1962 - The first Boeing 727 was rolled out at the company’s Renton Plant.
1970 - Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, was slightly wounded at the Manila airport by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.
1973 - Gerald R. Ford was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew who had resigned.
1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. (White served five years for manslaughter; he committed suicide in Oct. 1985.)
1985 - The British House of Commons approved the Anglo-Irish accord, giving Dublin a consultative role in the governing of British-ruled Northern Ireland.
1998 - Answering 81 questions put to him three weeks earlier, President Bill Clinton wrote the House Judiciary Committee that his testimony in the Monica Lewinsky affair was "not false and misleading."
2000 - A day after George W. Bush was certified the winner of Florida's presidential vote, Al Gore laid out his case for letting the courts settle the nation's long-count election.
2002 - U.N. specialists began a new round of weapons inspections in Iraq.
2003 - President George W. Bush secretly flew to Iraq to spend Thanksgiving with the troops.
2008 - Iraq's parliament approved a pact requiring all U.S. troops to be out of the country by Jan. 1, 2012.
2009 - Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced daughter Chelsea's engagement to longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky.
2018 - President Donald Trump threatened to cut off all federal subsidies to General Motors because of its planned massive cutbacks in the U.S.
Birthdays
26 - Aubrey Peeples (actress/singer)
32 - Lashana Lynch (actress)
34 - Alison Pill (actress)
35 - Sanna Nielsen (singer)
36 - Arjay Smith (actor)
43 - Jaleel White (actor)
48 - Kirk Acevedo (actor)
50 - Elizabeth Marvel (actress)
51 - Michael Vartan (actor)
55 - Robin Givens (actress)
56 - Fisher Stevens (actor)
59 - Michael Rispoli (actor)
62 - Caroline Kennedy (daughter of President John F. Kennedy)
63 - William Fichtner (actor)
64 - Bill Nye (TV host)
82 - Gail Sheehy (author)
=====================================
Today in Sports History - November 27
1870 - The New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game."
1940 - Michigan running back Tom Harmon wins the Heisman Trophy.
1942 - Ben Hogan won his third straight Vardon Trophy.
1960 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scored his 1,000th career point.
1961 - Gordie Howe becomes the first player in NHL history to play in 1,000 games.
1966 - In the highest-scoring NFL game to date, the Washington Redskins defeat the New York Giants 72-41.
1980 - Dave Williams of the Chicago Bears became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for a touchdown in overtime.
1994 - Joe Montana of the Kansas City Chiefs became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to pass for 40,000 yards.
1997 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions moves into second place on the NFL's career rushing list.
2009 - Golfer Tiger Woods crashed his SUV outside his Florida mansion, sparking widespread attention to reports of marital infidelity.
2013 - Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the 11th time.