What Happened On November 28

What Happened On Nov 28 Events

1144 Nov 28
to 1144 Dec 24
 Siege Of Edessa
The Siege of Edessa took place from November 28 to December 24, 1144, resulting in the fall of the capital of the crusader County of Edessa to Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. Th...
1520 Nov 28 Portuguese Ships Enter "The Sea Of The South"
Having sailed from the Atlantic Ocean through the passage that came to be known as the Straits of Magellan, three ships under the command of native Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan...
1785 Nov 28 Treaty Of Hopewell Is Signed Between Benjamin Hawkins And Cherokee Indians
On November 28, 1785, the Treaty of Hopewell was signed between the U.S. representative Benjamin Hawkins and the Cherokee Indians. The treaty laid out a western boundary for white settlem...
1862 Nov 28 Battle of Cane Hill
The Battle of Cane Hill was fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas. Union troops under Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt drove Confederates under...
1862 Nov 28 Battle of Kock's Plantation
Other Names: Cox’s Plantation Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): November 28, 1862 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. God...
1864 Nov 28 Battle of Buck Head Creek
Description: As Sherman’s infantry marched southeast through Georgia, his cavalry, under Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick moved northeastward, on November 24, 1864, to destroy the railroad mi...
1895 Nov 28 First American Automobile Race
At 8:55 a.m. on November 28, 1895, six "motocycles" left Chicago's Jackson Park for a 54 mile race to Evanston, Illinois and back through the snow. Number 5, piloted by inventor J. Frank ...
1917 Nov 28 Peace Talks Begin Between Russia and Germany
The Bolshevik delegates went through the farce of opening "peace parleys" with the Germans on November 28, 1917, crossing over into the German lines under a flag of truce. The Germans con...
1942 Nov 28 Fire at Cocoanut Grove Nightclub kills 492 people
"NOTHING SHORT OF APPALLING" -- SAYS SUN EDITOR WHO SAW FIRE. NO FLAMES AT START OF HOLOCAUST, BUT SMOKE WAS EXTREMELY DENSE -- NO CRIES OR SCREAMS REACHED EARS OF BYSTANDERS. Lowell ...
1943 Nov 28
to 1943 Dec 1
 Tehran Conference
The first of only two wartime meetings between the three leaders, the Tehran Conference opened with Stalin brimming with confidence after several major victories on the Eastern Front. Ope...
1944 Nov 28 Allied Forces Begin Supply Convoys Through the Port of Antwerp
At the end of the five-week offensive, the First Canadian Army had taken 41,043 German prisoners. After the first ship arrived on November 28, convoys started bringing a steady stream of ...
1944 Nov 28 Jackie Robinson accepts honorable discharge from the Army
After acquittal, he was transferred to Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky, where he served as a coach for army athletics until he received an honorable discharge in November 1944.
1944 Nov 28 "Meet Me In St. Louis" Is Released
Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 romantic musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Wo...
1963 Nov 28 President Johnson Announces Renaming of Station Number 1 of the Atlantic Missile Range and the NASA Launch Operations Center as JFK Space Center
"I have today determined that Station Number 1 of the Atlantic Missile Range and the NASA Launch Operations Center in Florida shall hereafter be known as the JFK Space Center, I have also ..." —President Johnson
1977 Nov 28 Parliament releases Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome is a funk album by Parliament, released in 1977. The album is considered to be one of the best in Parliament's catalog. It is a loose concept alb...
1979 Nov 28 Antarctic Sightseeing Flight Crashes
Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901) was a scheduled Antarctic sightseeing flight from Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The Antarctic sightseeing flights were operated with McDonnell Dougla...
1979 Nov 28 Parliament releases Gloryhallastoopid
Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky) is a 1979 album by the funk ensemble Parliament. It was their penultimate album on the Casablanca Records label, and is another concept al...
1989 Nov 28 MST3K Ep. 101 - "The Crawling Eye"
A mutant extraterrestrial "eye" is ravaging the Swiss Alps. A U.N. troubleshooter (Forrest Tucker) and a scientist use a young psychic to aid their investigation.
1992 Nov 28 MST3K Ep. 417 - "Crash of Moons"
(Short: General Hospital, third installment) Edited-together episodes of the '50s TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. Our hero tries to save two worlds from collision, despite the self-d...
1994 Nov 28 Jeffrey Dahmer dies
Dahmer was attacked twice in prison, the first time in July 1994. After attending a church service in the prison chapel, an inmate attempted to slash Dahmer's throat with a razor blade. D...
2001 Nov 28 South Park Episode 512 - "Here Comes the Neighborhood"
Feeling like an outcast for being the only rich kid in town, Token succeeds in attracting several other wealthy people to South Park. Meanwhile, the townspeople, fearing that their little...
2004 Nov 28 New England Patriots defeat Baltimore Ravens, 24-3
By the end of a 24-3 Patriots win over the Baltimore Ravens yesterday, the Patriots didn't know whether to sack Kyle Boller or to hug him. If ever the mercy rule should have applied in...
2006 Nov 28 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth II: The Rise Of The Witch-King" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king (LotR: BFMEII: RotWK) is a real-time strategy computer game published by Electronic Arts, based upon the ...
2007 Nov 28 "Shrek the Halls" Premieres on ABC
Shrek the Halls is a television special that premiered on the American television network ABC on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. The thirty minute Christmas special included the following: ...
2008 Nov 28 Boston Bruins defeat New York Islanders, 7-2
On Monday, the Islanders swiped a 4-3 shootout win over the Canadiens at the Bell Centre, partly because Montreal defenseman Ryan O'Byrne shot the puck into his net in the third period wh...
2008 Nov 28 Boston Celtics defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 102-78
A renewal of the Celtics-76ers rivalry seemed to be a few light-years away last night. But Celtics coach Doc Rivers expects the gap between the teams to narrow much sooner than that, t...
2009 Nov 28 Boston Bruins defeat Ottawa Senators, 4-3
The “W’’ Tim Thomas posted last night was worth 2 points in the standings, and maybe 16 ounces of flesh, too. The veteran backstop, playing for the first time in two weeks, was mad and di...
2009 Nov 28 Minnesota Wild defeat Colorado Avalanche, 3-2
DENVER - What a week for the Wild newcomers. Andrew Ebbett's goal Wednesday. Chuck Kobasew's hat trick Friday. And Saturday night, in only his second game in a Wild sweater, Guillaume ...
2009 Nov 28 Orlando Magic defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 100-98
Scott Skiles took a calculated gamble when plotting strategy for the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. The Bucks coach elected to leave his big men in one-on-one situations with Magic a...
2009 Nov 28 Pittsburgh Penguins defeat New York Rangers, 8-3
The one message John Tortorella spent the weekend repeating is the need for changes around here. Changes in the way some of his Rangers go about their business, changes in the way the NHL...
2010 Nov 28 Gil McDougald Dies
Gil McDougald, the Yankees’ versatile All-Star infielder who played on five World Series championship teams but was remembered as well for a single at-bat resulting in one of baseball’s m...
2010 Nov 28 Irvin Kershner Dies
US director Irvin Kershner, who made "The Empire Strikes Back", has died at the age of 87, Star Wars creator George Lucas said Monday, praising him as a "mentor" and a "true gentleman." ...
2010 Nov 28 Leslie Nielsen Dies
Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in “Airplane!” and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” comedies, died...
2010 Nov 28 United States Diplomatic Cables Leak
An innocuous-looking memory stick, no longer than a couple of fingernails, came into the hands of a Guardian reporter earlier this year. The device is so small it will hang easily on a ke...
2011 Nov 28 Rep. Barney Frank Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek reelection in 2012, according to WBZ News Radio. CNN has confirmed the news with the Democratic congressman's office. Frank addressed his deci...