November 29
1864 - A Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre.
1910 - British explorer Robert F. Scott’s ship Terra Nova set sail from New Zealand, carrying Scott’s expedition on its ultimately futile — as well as fatal — race to reach the South Pole first.
1929 - Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three became the first to fly over the South Pole.
1947 - The United Nations 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 while 13 voted against and 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)
1961 - Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning.
1963 - The Beatles released their single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Britain.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1981 - Film star Natalie Wood drowned at age 43 while boating off California's Santa Catalina Island with her her actor husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken.
1986 - Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Cockeye at age 82.
1987 - A Korean Air 707 jetliner en route from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok was destroyed by a bomb planted by North Korean agents with the loss of all 115 people aboard.
2001 - Beatles member George Harrison died in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer at age 58.
2008 - Indian commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel, ending a 60-hour rampage through India’s financial capital by suspected Pakistani-based militants that killed 166 people.
2012 - The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a vote that came exactly 65 years after the General Assembly adopted a plan to divide Palestine into separate states for Jews and Arabs. (The 2012 vote was 138 in favor; nine members, including the United States, voted against, and 41 abstained.)
2017 - “Today” host Matt Lauer was fired for what NBC called “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a colleague; a published report accused him of crude and habitual misconduct with women around the office.
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.
2021 - A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
2022 - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Birthdays
25 - Lovie Simone (actress)
28 - Laura Marano (actress)
30 - Stefon Diggs (football player)
33 - Diego Boneta (actor)
35 - Russell Wilson (football player)
35 - Dana Brooke (professional wrestler)
41 - Lucas Black (actor)
41 - Gemma Chan (actress)
42 - John Milhiser (actor/comedian)
43 - Janina Gavankar (actress)
45 - Lauren German (actress)
47 - Anna Faris (actress)
48 - Julian Ovenden (actor)
51 - Brian Baumgartner (actor)
52 - Gena Lee Nolin (actress)
53 - Paola Turbay (actress)
53 - Larry Joe Campbell (actor)
54 - Mariano Rivera (baseball player)
54 - Jennifer Elise Cox (actress)
55 - Jonathan Knight (singer)
58 - Neill Barry (actor)
59 - Don Cheadle (actor)
61 - Andrew McCarthy (actor)
62 - Kim Delaney (actress)
63 - Cathy Moriarty (actress)
68 - Howie Mandel (actor/comedian/TV host)
71 - Jeff Fahey (actor)
88 - Diane Ladd (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 29
1890 - Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game. The game was played at West Point, NY.
1934 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Detroit Lions 19-16 in the first NFL game broadcast nationally on radio.
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 (San Francisco 49ers) completed a record 22 consecutive passes.
1987 - Venice Glenn (San Diego Chargers) ran back an interception for 103 yards. It was an NFL record.
1992 - Jerry Rice caught his 100th NFL touchdown pass.
1992 - Dennis Byrd (New York Jets) was paralyzed after 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.
1864 - A Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre.
1910 - British explorer Robert F. Scott’s ship Terra Nova set sail from New Zealand, carrying Scott’s expedition on its ultimately futile — as well as fatal — race to reach the South Pole first.
1929 - Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three became the first to fly over the South Pole.
1947 - The United Nations 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 while 13 voted against and 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)
1961 - Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning.
1963 - The Beatles released their single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Britain.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1981 - Film star Natalie Wood drowned at age 43 while boating off California's Santa Catalina Island with her her actor husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken.
1986 - Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Cockeye at age 82.
1987 - A Korean Air 707 jetliner en route from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok was destroyed by a bomb planted by North Korean agents with the loss of all 115 people aboard.
2001 - Beatles member George Harrison died in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer at age 58.
2008 - Indian commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel, ending a 60-hour rampage through India’s financial capital by suspected Pakistani-based militants that killed 166 people.
2012 - The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a vote that came exactly 65 years after the General Assembly adopted a plan to divide Palestine into separate states for Jews and Arabs. (The 2012 vote was 138 in favor; nine members, including the United States, voted against, and 41 abstained.)
2017 - “Today” host Matt Lauer was fired for what NBC called “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a colleague; a published report accused him of crude and habitual misconduct with women around the office.
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.
2021 - A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
2022 - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Birthdays
25 - Lovie Simone (actress)
28 - Laura Marano (actress)
30 - Stefon Diggs (football player)
33 - Diego Boneta (actor)
35 - Russell Wilson (football player)
35 - Dana Brooke (professional wrestler)
41 - Lucas Black (actor)
41 - Gemma Chan (actress)
42 - John Milhiser (actor/comedian)
43 - Janina Gavankar (actress)
45 - Lauren German (actress)
47 - Anna Faris (actress)
48 - Julian Ovenden (actor)
51 - Brian Baumgartner (actor)
52 - Gena Lee Nolin (actress)
53 - Paola Turbay (actress)
53 - Larry Joe Campbell (actor)
54 - Mariano Rivera (baseball player)
54 - Jennifer Elise Cox (actress)
55 - Jonathan Knight (singer)
58 - Neill Barry (actor)
59 - Don Cheadle (actor)
61 - Andrew McCarthy (actor)
62 - Kim Delaney (actress)
63 - Cathy Moriarty (actress)
68 - Howie Mandel (actor/comedian/TV host)
71 - Jeff Fahey (actor)
88 - Diane Ladd (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 29
1890 - Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game. The game was played at West Point, NY.
1934 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Detroit Lions 19-16 in the first NFL game broadcast nationally on radio.
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 (San Francisco 49ers) completed a record 22 consecutive passes.
1987 - Venice Glenn (San Diego Chargers) ran back an interception for 103 yards. It was an NFL record.
1992 - Jerry Rice caught his 100th NFL touchdown pass.
1992 - Dennis Byrd (New York Jets) was paralyzed after 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.