On This Day November 28th

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November 28th is the three hundredth thirtieth day of the year, and there are 34 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1520 – After 38 days, an expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan completed the first passage through the Strait of Magellan and entered the Pacific Ocean.

1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 (equivalent to £12,261 in 2021) bond instead of posting wedding bans, which enables them to marry immediately.

1660 – At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray, decide to find what is later known as the Royal Society.

1785 – The first Treaty of Hopewell was signed, by which the United States acknowledged Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.

1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.

1895 – The first American automobile race occurred over 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

1912 – Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting as the WSM Barn Dance in Nashville, Tennessee.

1942 – In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.

1964 – Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.

1989 – Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announced it would give up its monopoly on political power.

 

Birthdays

 1628 – John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (d. 1688)

1682 – Betty Parris, the woman from Salem in Massachusetts, accused others of being witches (d. 1760)

1757 – William Blake, English poet, and painter (d. 1827)

1837 – John Wesley Hyatt, American engineer (d. 1920)

1866 – Henry Bacon, American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial (d. 1924)

1928 – Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980)

1929 – Berry Gordy, American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records

1942 – Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster

1956 – Fiona Armstrong, English-Scottish journalist and author

1962 – Matt Cameron, American drummer and songwriter

1990 – Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer

 

Holiday Highlight

 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (100th Anniversary Edition)

Rowland Hussey Macy was born in 1822 in Massachusetts. In 1843, he opened four dry goods stores but struggled to succeed. By 1858, he moved to New York City and renamed his store “R.H. Macy Dry Goods,” which eventually prospered. Macy passed away in 1877, and ownership went to his partners, Isidor and Nathan Straus.

In 1902, the flagship store was relocated to Herald Square, growing to become the world’s largest store. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and attracts 20 million visitors annually, hosting events like the Macy’s Flower Show, Macy’s Santaland, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The parade, held annually since 1924, began with employees in costumes and live animals. Today, bands compete to perform, and thousands of volunteers help organize it. The event has become increasingly grand, with the introduction of giant balloons featuring beloved characters like Mickey Mouse and Superman since 1928.

 

 

Holidays And Observance

It's Letter Writing Day

Make Your Own Head Day

National Day of Mourning  

National Family Health History Day  

National French Toast Day

Red Planet Day

Thanksgiving  

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