November 30
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.
1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.
1804 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias.
1874 - British statesman Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, England.
1900 - Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1940 - Actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
1966 - Barbados became independent from Great Britain.
1974 - The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (after the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") were found in Ethiopia.
1981 - The United States and Soviet Union opened negotiations in Geneva aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
2000 - Al Gore's lawyers battled for his political survival in the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts; meanwhile, GOP lawmakers in Tallahassee moved to award the presidency to George W. Bush in case the courts did not by appointing their own slate of electors.
2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning streak on the game show "Jeopardy!"
2010 - The Obama administration announced that all 197 airlines that flew to the U.S. had begun collecting names, genders and birth dates of passengers so the government could check them against terror watch lists before they boarded flights.
2012 - Israel approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements on occupied lands, drawing swift condemnation from the Palestinians a day after their successful bid for recognition by the United Nations.
2013 - Actor Paul Walker, star of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles; Walker was 40 years old.
2017 - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on veteran Democratic congressman John Conyers to resign in the face of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. (Conyers resigned five days later.)
2018 - George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero and 41st president of the United States, died in Houston at age 94.
2020 - Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election tallies in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.
2022 - House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team stepped aside.
Birthdays
21 - Emily Skinner (actress)
23 - Tyla Harris (actress)
34 - Adelaide Clemens (actress)
35 - Rebecca Rittenhouse (actress)
36 - Trinity Fatu (professional wrestler)
36 - Christel Khalil (actress)
38 - Chrissy Teigen (actress/model)
38 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
41 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
42 - Billy Lush (actor)
45 - Clay Aiken (singer)
50 - Christian Cage (professional wrestler)
58 - Ben Stiller (actor)
58 - Rebecca Ritz (actress)
61 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
66 - Colin Mochrie (actor/comedian)
68 - Billy Idol (singer)
71 - Mandy Patinkin (actress)
86 - Ridley Scott (director)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1937 - Yale running back Clint Frank wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Baseball's Negro League disbands.
1954 - Wisconsin running back Alan Ameche wins the Heisman Trophy.
1956 - At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and five days old, Floyd Patterson becomes boxing's youngest heavyweight champion and the first former Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title.
1959 - The Los Angeles Rams select LSU running back Billy Cannon with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1976 - Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - The United States defeated Norway 2-1 to win the inaugural Women's World Cup soccer tournament.
1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
1996 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls became the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
2015 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers announces he will retire at the end of the season.
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.
1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.
1804 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias.
1874 - British statesman Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, England.
1900 - Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1940 - Actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
1966 - Barbados became independent from Great Britain.
1974 - The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (after the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") were found in Ethiopia.
1981 - The United States and Soviet Union opened negotiations in Geneva aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
2000 - Al Gore's lawyers battled for his political survival in the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts; meanwhile, GOP lawmakers in Tallahassee moved to award the presidency to George W. Bush in case the courts did not by appointing their own slate of electors.
2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning streak on the game show "Jeopardy!"
2010 - The Obama administration announced that all 197 airlines that flew to the U.S. had begun collecting names, genders and birth dates of passengers so the government could check them against terror watch lists before they boarded flights.
2012 - Israel approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements on occupied lands, drawing swift condemnation from the Palestinians a day after their successful bid for recognition by the United Nations.
2013 - Actor Paul Walker, star of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles; Walker was 40 years old.
2017 - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on veteran Democratic congressman John Conyers to resign in the face of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. (Conyers resigned five days later.)
2018 - George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero and 41st president of the United States, died in Houston at age 94.
2020 - Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election tallies in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.
2022 - House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team stepped aside.
Birthdays
21 - Emily Skinner (actress)
23 - Tyla Harris (actress)
34 - Adelaide Clemens (actress)
35 - Rebecca Rittenhouse (actress)
36 - Trinity Fatu (professional wrestler)
36 - Christel Khalil (actress)
38 - Chrissy Teigen (actress/model)
38 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
41 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
42 - Billy Lush (actor)
45 - Clay Aiken (singer)
50 - Christian Cage (professional wrestler)
58 - Ben Stiller (actor)
58 - Rebecca Ritz (actress)
61 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
66 - Colin Mochrie (actor/comedian)
68 - Billy Idol (singer)
71 - Mandy Patinkin (actress)
86 - Ridley Scott (director)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1937 - Yale running back Clint Frank wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Baseball's Negro League disbands.
1954 - Wisconsin running back Alan Ameche wins the Heisman Trophy.
1956 - At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and five days old, Floyd Patterson becomes boxing's youngest heavyweight champion and the first former Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title.
1959 - The Los Angeles Rams select LSU running back Billy Cannon with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1976 - Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - The United States defeated Norway 2-1 to win the inaugural Women's World Cup soccer tournament.
1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
1996 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls became the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
2015 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers announces he will retire at the end of the season.