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What happened in history on this day: November 28?
On November 28 in ...
- 1795 - US pays $800,000 and a frigate as tribute to Algiers and Tunis.
- 1848 - The USS Lexington departs San Francisco with $500,000 in gold, destined for the Philadelphia Mint.
- 1853 - Olympia established as capital of Washington Territory.
- 1861 - Confederate Congress officially admits Missouri to the Confederate States of America.
- 1871 - Ku Klux Klan trials begin in Federal District Court in South Carolina.
- 1895 - America's first auto race starts; six cars, 55 miles, winner averages 7 MPH.
- 1908 - 154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1922 - Captain Cyril Turner (Royal Air Force) gives first skywriting exhibition (New York City). Turner spells out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called.
- 1942 - Nearly 500 die in a fire that destroys Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1953 - Frank Olson, Head of Special Operations Division, CIA, dies on sidewalk outside Hotel Statler in New York City. His death was a CIA assassination on the 13th floor, but is called a suicide.
- 1954 - In Sylacauga, Alabama, USA a woman is struck by a 4kg meteorite that crashed through the roof of a house.
- 1964 - Mariner 4 launched; first probe to fly by Mars.
- 1974 - Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner for two years for his conviction of making illegal contributions to the Re-elect Nixon campaign.
- 1979 - (to November 29) Bowers and Ruddy Galleries holds the first auction session of The John Work Garrett Collection in New York City. 622 lots sell for US$7.1 million. Some highlights:
- USA 1787 Brasher doubloon gold pattern, "EB" punch on wing, MS-63, finest known: $725,000;
- USA 1783 Nova Constellatio Mark, MS-60: $190,000;
- USA 1783 Nova Constellatio Quint, MS-65: $165,000;
- USA 1829 half eagle, large planchet, MS-65: $165,000;
- USA 1815 half eagle, AU-55: $150,000;
- USA 1793 1-cent, chain, "AMERICA", MS-63: $115,000, a record for any copper coin;
- USA 1879 $4 gold pattern, coiled hair, Proof: $115,000;
- USA 1798 $5 gold, small eagle, EF-40: $110,000.
- 1983 - 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - is launched.
- 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States.
- 1986 - Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for first time.
- 1995 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signs a highway bill that ends the federal 55 mph speed limit.
- 2010 - WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".
- 2018 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 618 points following Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell saying short-term interest rates are just below their natural range.
Births on November 28
- 1925 - Birth of Gloria Grahame in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Sue - Rich Man, Poor Man).
- 1925 - Birth of Virginia Hewitt in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; actress (Carol - Space Patrol).
- 1929 - Birth of Berry Gordy Junior in Detroit, Michigan, USA; record company owner (Motown Records).
- 1931 - Birth of Hope Lange in Redding Ridge, Connecticut, USA; actress (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Beulah Land TV mini-series).
- 1938 - Birth of Michael Ritchie in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; director (Dr. Kildare TV show, Felony Squad, The Outsider, Beggars and Choosers).
- 1939 - Birth of Gary Troxel in Mount Vernon, Washington, USA; singer (The Fleetwoods).
- 1950 - Birth of Ed Harris in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA; actor (The Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma, Empire Falls, Riders of the Purple Sage).
Deaths on November 28
- 1953 - Frank Olson, Head of Special Operations Division, CIA, dies on sidewalk outside Hotel Statler in New York City. His death was a CIA assassination on the 13th floor, but is called a suicide.
- 1994 - Death of Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (murdered in prison) (born 1960).
- 2021 - Death of Virgil Abloh at age 41; American fashion designer, creative director for Louis Vuitton and Off-White.
- 2022 - Death of Clarence Gilyard Junior at age 66 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; actor (Top Gun movie, Die Hard movie, Matlock TV show).
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