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November 29
1929 - Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three became the first to fly over the South Pole.
1947 - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; 33 members, including the United States, voted in favor of the resolution, 13 voted against while 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)
1952 - President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower kept his campaign promise to visit Korea to assess the conflict.
1961 - Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1963 - The Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Britain.
1981 - Actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, California, at age 43.
1986 - Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa at age 82.
1989 - In response to a growing pro-democracy movement in Czechoslovakia, the Communist-run parliament ended the party's 40-year monopoly on power.
1990 - The U.N. Security Council voted 12-2 to authorize military action if Iraq did not withdraw its troops from Kuwait and release all foreign hostages by Jan. 15, 1991.
1996 - A U.N. court sentenced Bosnian Serb army soldier Drazen Erdemovic to 10 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 1,200 Muslims - the first international war crimes sentence since World War II.
1999 - Protestant and Catholic adversaries formed a Northern Ireland government.
2000 - Bracing the public for more legal wrangling, Vice President Al Gore said in a series of TV interviews that he was prepared to contest the Florida presidential vote until “the middle of December.”
2001 - George Harrison of the Beatles died from cancer at age 58.
2018 - In a surprise guilty plea, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen confessed that he lied to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal he pursued on Trump’s behalf during the 2016 campaign.
2018 - U.S. health officials reported that suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths in 2017 and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Birthdays
21 - Lovie Simone (actress)
24 - Laura Marano (actress)
26 - Stefon Diggs (football player)
29 - Diego Boneta (actor)
31 - Russell Wilson (football player)
31 - Dana Brooke (professional wrestler)
37 - Lucas Black (actor)
37 - Gemma Chan (actress)
38 - John Milhiser (actor/comedian)
38 - Ringo Garza (musician)
39 - Janina Gavankar (actress)
41 - Lauren German (actress)
43 - Anna Faris (actress)
43 - Chadwick Boseman (actor)
44 - Julian Ovenden (actor)
47 - Brian Baumgartner (actor)
48 - Gena Lee Nolin (actress)
49 - Paola Turbay (actress)
49 - Larry Joe Campbell (actor)
50 - Mariano Rivera (baseball player)
50 - Jennifer Elise Cox (actress)
51 - Jonathan Knight (singer)
53 - John Layfield (professional wrestler)
54 - Neill Barry (actor)
55 - Don Cheadle (actor)
57 - Andrew McCarthy (actor)
58 - Tom Sizemore (actor)
58 - Kim Delaney (actress)
59 - Cathy Moriarty (actress)
64 - Howie Mandel (actor/comedian/TV host)
67 - Jeff Fahey (actor)
70 - Jerry "The King" Lawler (professional wrestler)
84 - Diane Ladd (actress)
92 - Vin Scully (sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - November 29
1890 - Navy won the first Army-Navy football game 24-0 at West Point, New York.
1934 - Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally.
1960 - Navy running back Joe Bellino wins the Heisman Trophy.
1962 - Major league baseball decided to return to only one All-Star Game a year beginning in 1963.
1987 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers completed a record 22 consecutive passes.
1987 - Venice Glenn of the San Diego Chargers set an NFL record with a 103-yard interception return for a touchdown.
1992 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers caught his 100th career touchdown pass.
1992 - Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets was paralyzed after suffering a neck injury in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
1995 - Grant Fuhr (St. Louis Blues) became the 11th NHL goalie to win 300 games.
2002 - Pierre Turgeon (Dallas Stars) played in his 1,100th NHL game.
2015 - Britain's Tyson Fury defeats Vladimir Klitschko of Ukraine to win the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles.
1929 - Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three became the first to fly over the South Pole.
1947 - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; 33 members, including the United States, voted in favor of the resolution, 13 voted against while 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)
1952 - President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower kept his campaign promise to visit Korea to assess the conflict.
1961 - Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1963 - The Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Britain.
1981 - Actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, California, at age 43.
1986 - Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa at age 82.
1989 - In response to a growing pro-democracy movement in Czechoslovakia, the Communist-run parliament ended the party's 40-year monopoly on power.
1990 - The U.N. Security Council voted 12-2 to authorize military action if Iraq did not withdraw its troops from Kuwait and release all foreign hostages by Jan. 15, 1991.
1996 - A U.N. court sentenced Bosnian Serb army soldier Drazen Erdemovic to 10 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 1,200 Muslims - the first international war crimes sentence since World War II.
1999 - Protestant and Catholic adversaries formed a Northern Ireland government.
2000 - Bracing the public for more legal wrangling, Vice President Al Gore said in a series of TV interviews that he was prepared to contest the Florida presidential vote until “the middle of December.”
2001 - George Harrison of the Beatles died from cancer at age 58.
2018 - In a surprise guilty plea, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen confessed that he lied to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal he pursued on Trump’s behalf during the 2016 campaign.
2018 - U.S. health officials reported that suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths in 2017 and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Birthdays
21 - Lovie Simone (actress)
24 - Laura Marano (actress)
26 - Stefon Diggs (football player)
29 - Diego Boneta (actor)
31 - Russell Wilson (football player)
31 - Dana Brooke (professional wrestler)
37 - Lucas Black (actor)
37 - Gemma Chan (actress)
38 - John Milhiser (actor/comedian)
38 - Ringo Garza (musician)
39 - Janina Gavankar (actress)
41 - Lauren German (actress)
43 - Anna Faris (actress)
43 - Chadwick Boseman (actor)
44 - Julian Ovenden (actor)
47 - Brian Baumgartner (actor)
48 - Gena Lee Nolin (actress)
49 - Paola Turbay (actress)
49 - Larry Joe Campbell (actor)
50 - Mariano Rivera (baseball player)
50 - Jennifer Elise Cox (actress)
51 - Jonathan Knight (singer)
53 - John Layfield (professional wrestler)
54 - Neill Barry (actor)
55 - Don Cheadle (actor)
57 - Andrew McCarthy (actor)
58 - Tom Sizemore (actor)
58 - Kim Delaney (actress)
59 - Cathy Moriarty (actress)
64 - Howie Mandel (actor/comedian/TV host)
67 - Jeff Fahey (actor)
70 - Jerry "The King" Lawler (professional wrestler)
84 - Diane Ladd (actress)
92 - Vin Scully (sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - November 29
1890 - Navy won the first Army-Navy football game 24-0 at West Point, New York.
1934 - Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally.
1960 - Navy running back Joe Bellino wins the Heisman Trophy.
1962 - Major league baseball decided to return to only one All-Star Game a year beginning in 1963.
1987 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers completed a record 22 consecutive passes.
1987 - Venice Glenn of the San Diego Chargers set an NFL record with a 103-yard interception return for a touchdown.
1992 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers caught his 100th career touchdown pass.
1992 - Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets was paralyzed after suffering a neck injury in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
1995 - Grant Fuhr (St. Louis Blues) became the 11th NHL goalie to win 300 games.
2002 - Pierre Turgeon (Dallas Stars) played in his 1,100th NHL game.
2015 - Britain's Tyson Fury defeats Vladimir Klitschko of Ukraine to win the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles.