What Happened on Nov 28

Nov 28 1144 to Dec 24 1144

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... Read more

Nov 28 1520

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... Read more

Nov 28 1785

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... Read more

Nov 28 1862

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,... Read more

Nov 28 1864

Battle of Buck Head Creek

Description: As Sherman’s infantry marched southeast through Georgia, his cavalry, under Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick moved northeastward, on... Read more

Nov 28 1895

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.... Read more

Nov 28 1917

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... Read more

Nov 28 1942

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... Read more

Nov 28 1943 to Dec 1 1943

Tehran Conference

The first of only two wartime meetings between the three leaders, the Tehran Conference opened with Stalin brimming with confidence after several... Read more

Nov 28 1944

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,... Read more

Nov 28 1944

"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... Read more

Nov 28 1963

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... Read more

Nov 28 1977

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... Read more

Nov 28 1979

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... Read more

Nov 28 1979

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... Read more

Nov 28 1989

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... Read more

Nov 28 1992

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... Read more

Nov 28 1994

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... Read more

Nov 28 2001

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,... Read more

Nov 28 2004

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... Read more

Nov 28 2006

"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... Read more

Nov 28 2007

"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... Read more

Nov 28 2008

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... Read more

Nov 28 2008

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... Read more

Nov 28 2010

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... Read more