November 28
1520 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
1919 - American-born Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat on the British Parliament.
1942 - Almost 500 people were killed in the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran, Iran for their first meeting during World War II.
1964 - The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 launched -- on its way to the first successful mission to Mars.
1979 - An Air New Zealand DC-10 bound for the South Pole crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing all 257 people aboard.
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigned as British prime minister and was succeeded by John Major.
1994 - Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was killed in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate.
2001 - Enron Corp., once the world's largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion takeover deal. (Enron filed for bankruptcy protection four days later.)
2016 - The first commercial flight from the United States to Havana in more than 50 years arrived in Cuba as the island began week-long memorial services for Fidel Castro.
2018 - Democrats overwhelmingly nominated Nancy Pelosi to become House speaker.
2020 - Pennsylvania's highest court threw out a lower court's order preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests on its Nov. 3 election ballot; it was the latest lawsuit filed by Republicans attempting to undo President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state.
2022 - Payton Gendron, a white gunman who massacred 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges in an agreement that gave him life in prison without parole.
Birthdays
24 - Lee Rodriguez (actress)
35 - Scarlett Pomers (actress)
36 - Karen Gillan (actress)
39 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress)
40 - Summer Rae (professional wrestler)
44 - Daniel Henney (actor)
45 - Aimee Garcia (actress)
48 - Malcolm Goodwin (actor)
50 - Gina Tognoni (actress)
55 - Dawn Robinson (singer)
56 - Stephnie Weir (actress/comedian)
61 - Jon Stewart (comedian/TV host)
61 - Jane Sibbett (actress)
64 - Judd Nelson (actor)
67 - Kristine Arnold (singer)
73 - Ed Harris (actor)
74 - Paul Shaffer (musician)
77 - Susan Spencer (broadcast journalist)
80 - Randy Newman (singer)
94 - Berry Gordy Jr. (music executive)
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Today in Sports History - November 28
1929 - Ernie Nevers (Chicago Cardinals) set an NFL record when he scored 40 points in a game. He scored six touchdowns and kicked four extra points.
1938 - TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Dippy Evans (Chicago Bears) became the first NFL player to score two touchdowns on recovered fumbles in a game.
1961 - Running back Ernie Davis of Syracuse became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
1967 - UCLA quarterback Gary Beban wins the Heisman Trophy.
1969 - The New York Knicks set an NBA record when they won their 18th consecutive game.
1978 - Oklahoma running back Billy Sims wins the Heisman Trophy.
1979 - Billy Smith (New York Islanders) became the first goalie in NHL history to get credit for a goal. Smith was the last Islander to touch the puck before Rob Ramage (Colorado Rockies) put it into his own net.
1981 - Alabama head football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant wins his 315th game to surpass Amos Alonzo Stagg as college football's winningest coach.
1982 - Ron Sutter began his NHL career as a Philadelphia Flyer. With his start a record was set when 5 brothers all played in the NHL. His brothers were Brian (St. Louis), Darryl (Chicago), Brent (Islanders) and Duane (Islanders). Ron's twin Rich signed with Pittsburgh a year later to make it six Sutters brothers in the league at one time.
1989 - Rickey Henderson signs a record $3 million-per-year contract with the Oakland Athletics.
2002 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) announced that he would retire for the third and final time at the end of the NBA season.
2002 - The Dallas Mavericks lost their first game of the season to the Indiana Pacers. The Mavericks had won the first 14 games of the season.
2021 - Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, died in Escondido, California at age 87.
1520 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
1919 - American-born Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat on the British Parliament.
1942 - Almost 500 people were killed in the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran, Iran for their first meeting during World War II.
1964 - The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 launched -- on its way to the first successful mission to Mars.
1979 - An Air New Zealand DC-10 bound for the South Pole crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing all 257 people aboard.
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigned as British prime minister and was succeeded by John Major.
1994 - Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was killed in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate.
2001 - Enron Corp., once the world's largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion takeover deal. (Enron filed for bankruptcy protection four days later.)
2016 - The first commercial flight from the United States to Havana in more than 50 years arrived in Cuba as the island began week-long memorial services for Fidel Castro.
2018 - Democrats overwhelmingly nominated Nancy Pelosi to become House speaker.
2020 - Pennsylvania's highest court threw out a lower court's order preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests on its Nov. 3 election ballot; it was the latest lawsuit filed by Republicans attempting to undo President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state.
2022 - Payton Gendron, a white gunman who massacred 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges in an agreement that gave him life in prison without parole.
Birthdays
24 - Lee Rodriguez (actress)
35 - Scarlett Pomers (actress)
36 - Karen Gillan (actress)
39 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress)
40 - Summer Rae (professional wrestler)
44 - Daniel Henney (actor)
45 - Aimee Garcia (actress)
48 - Malcolm Goodwin (actor)
50 - Gina Tognoni (actress)
55 - Dawn Robinson (singer)
56 - Stephnie Weir (actress/comedian)
61 - Jon Stewart (comedian/TV host)
61 - Jane Sibbett (actress)
64 - Judd Nelson (actor)
67 - Kristine Arnold (singer)
73 - Ed Harris (actor)
74 - Paul Shaffer (musician)
77 - Susan Spencer (broadcast journalist)
80 - Randy Newman (singer)
94 - Berry Gordy Jr. (music executive)
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Today in Sports History - November 28
1929 - Ernie Nevers (Chicago Cardinals) set an NFL record when he scored 40 points in a game. He scored six touchdowns and kicked four extra points.
1938 - TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Dippy Evans (Chicago Bears) became the first NFL player to score two touchdowns on recovered fumbles in a game.
1961 - Running back Ernie Davis of Syracuse became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
1967 - UCLA quarterback Gary Beban wins the Heisman Trophy.
1969 - The New York Knicks set an NBA record when they won their 18th consecutive game.
1978 - Oklahoma running back Billy Sims wins the Heisman Trophy.
1979 - Billy Smith (New York Islanders) became the first goalie in NHL history to get credit for a goal. Smith was the last Islander to touch the puck before Rob Ramage (Colorado Rockies) put it into his own net.
1981 - Alabama head football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant wins his 315th game to surpass Amos Alonzo Stagg as college football's winningest coach.
1982 - Ron Sutter began his NHL career as a Philadelphia Flyer. With his start a record was set when 5 brothers all played in the NHL. His brothers were Brian (St. Louis), Darryl (Chicago), Brent (Islanders) and Duane (Islanders). Ron's twin Rich signed with Pittsburgh a year later to make it six Sutters brothers in the league at one time.
1989 - Rickey Henderson signs a record $3 million-per-year contract with the Oakland Athletics.
2002 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) announced that he would retire for the third and final time at the end of the NBA season.
2002 - The Dallas Mavericks lost their first game of the season to the Indiana Pacers. The Mavericks had won the first 14 games of the season.
2021 - Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, died in Escondido, California at age 87.