On This day November 27th

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November 27th is the three hundredth twenty-ninth day of the year, and there are 35 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1727 – The foundation stone of the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.

1815 – Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.

1839 – In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association was founded.

1895 – At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signed his last will, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he died.

1901 – The U.S. Army War College is established.

1945 – CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to send CARE food relief packages to Europe after World War II.

1968 – Penny Ann Early becomes the first woman to play Major professional basketball for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars.

2001—The Hubble Space Telescope discovered a hydrogen atmosphere on the extrasolar planet Osiris, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.

 

Birthdays

1701 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1744)

1804 – Julius Benedict, German-English conductor and composer (d. 1885)

1843 – Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)

1859 – William Bliss Baker, American painter (d. 1886)

1901 – Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)

1917 – Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998)

1934 – Gilbert Strang, American mathematician and academic

1942 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1970)

1957 – Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer, and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Japan, daughter of President John F. Kennedy

1978 – Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player

1989 – Michael Floyd, American football player

 

Holiday Highlight

  National Jukebox Day

Jukeboxes revolutionized the music industry by allowing people to enjoy music in bars and restaurants while giving artists more exposure to sell vinyl records. The first jukebox, a nickel phonograph, was created by Louis Glass and William S. Arnold at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco on November 23, 1889. It earned over $4,000 in its first year (about $120,249.23 today).

As their popularity grew, advancements followed, such as improved record production and amplifiers. In 1905, John Gabel introduced the Automatic Entertainer with 24 song selections, and in 1928, Justus P. Seeburg launched the audiophone with eight turntables.

Despite facing competition from radio and the Great Depression, jukeboxes became popular again, entering their Golden Age as a source of entertainment. The term "jukebox" originated in the southern U.S. in 1937, with designs evolving from simple wooden boxes to vibrant, illuminated machines. These innovations redefined entertainment and increased artists' visibility, leading TouchTunes to designate the day before Thanksgiving as National Jukebox Day.


Holidays And Observance

Blackout Wednesday National Bavarian Cream Pie Day

National Craft Jerky Day

National Electric Guitar Day

National Jukebox Day  

National Pins and Needles Day

Pie in the Face Day

Spitegiving  

Tie One on Day  

Turtle Adoption Day

What Do You Love About America Day   

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