This Day in History Nov. 28

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Nov. 28

1520 Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
1785 The Treaty of Hopewell is signed
1795 US pays $800,000 & a frigate as tribute to Algiers & Tunis
1853 Olympia established as capital of Washington Territory
1861 Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to the CSA
1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops & Gen J. Blunt defeat Gen J Marmaduke's Confederates
1893 New Zealand becomes the first country in which women vote in a national election
1895 America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner averages 7 MPH
1919 US-born Lady Astor elected 1st female member of British Parliament
1922 Capt C Turner (RAF) 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC). Spelled out "Hello USA...
1925 The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee
1929 Adm Richard E Byrd makes 1st South Pole flight
1942 Many die in a fire that destroyed Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston MA
1943 FDR, Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy
1958 Chad becomes an autonomous republic within the French community
1960 Mauritania gains independence from France
1964 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
1966 Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared
1972 Last executions in Paris to use the guillotine
1979 Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica
1980 The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf
1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-is launched
1986 Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
 

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