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What Happened On November 27

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1095: Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. 2009: Lady Gaga performed the first concert of The Monster Ball Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist. 1895: Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel (pictured) signed his last will and testament, setting aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death. 1703: The great storm of 1703, one of the most severe storms to strike southern Great Britain, destroyed the first Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth. 1896: Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed. 1863: American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South. 1830: Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition. 1809: The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London. 1382: Al-Salih Hajji, the last Qalawunid sultan, is deposed by Barquq, ending the long Turkic Bahri Mamluk period in general and particularly the Qalawunid dynasty, and beginning the reign of the Circassian Burji Mamluk. 25: Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han.

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1095 First ever
Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
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2009 Weird
Lady Gaga performed the first concert of The Monster Ball Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1895 Oddly true
Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel (pictured) signed his last will and testament, setting aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1703 First ever
The great storm of 1703, one of the most severe storms to strike southern Great Britain, destroyed the first Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1896 First ever
Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1863 Oddly true
American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1830 Oddly true
Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1809 Weird
The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1382 Oddly true
Al-Salih Hajji, the last Qalawunid sultan, is deposed by Barquq, ending the long Turkic Bahri Mamluk period in general and particularly the Qalawunid dynasty, and beginning the reign of the Circassian Burji Mamluk.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
25 Oddly true
Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2024Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria. Wikipedia →
2020Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran. Wikipedia →
2020Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists. Wikipedia →
2015An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians are also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered. Wikipedia →
2009Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries. Wikipedia →
2008XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board. Wikipedia →
2006The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada. Wikipedia →
2004Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Wikipedia →
2004Blackwater 61 crash: A CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes into the Koh-i-Baba mountain range in Afghanistan, killing six. Wikipedia →
2001A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet. Wikipedia →
1999The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand's history. Wikipedia →
1997Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria. Wikipedia →
1992For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela. Wikipedia →
1989Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack. Wikipedia →
1985Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-61-B, with Rodolfo Neri Vela becoming the first Mexican astronaut. Wikipedia →
1984Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agrees to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty. Wikipedia →
1983Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181. Wikipedia →
1978In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. Wikipedia →
1978The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the Turkish village of Fis. Wikipedia →
1975The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England. Wikipedia →
1973Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92–3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387–35). Wikipedia →
1971The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Wikipedia →
1968Penny Ann Early becomes the first woman to play in a major professional men's basketball league, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars. Wikipedia →
1965Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. Wikipedia →
1954Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. Wikipedia →
1945CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is founded to send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. Wikipedia →
1940In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea. Wikipedia →
1924In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. Wikipedia →
1918The Makhnovshchina is established. Wikipedia →
1917P. E. Svinhufvud becomes the chairman of his first senate, technically the first Prime Minister of Finland. Wikipedia →
1912Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco. Wikipedia →
1901The U.S. Army War College is established. Wikipedia →
1896Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed. Wikipedia →
1895At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies. Wikipedia →
1879War of the Pacific: Battle of Tarapacá: The confrontation between the Chilean Army and the Peruvian Army takes place in Tarapacá, the Peruvian victory is consummated with the death of the 2 generals and the capture the Chilean general in said place of battle, headed by the Peruvian victory of General Juan Buendía y Noregia. Wikipedia →
1868American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Wikipedia →
1856The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution. Wikipedia →
1839In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded. Wikipedia →
1835James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England. Wikipedia →
1830Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition. Wikipedia →
1815Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland. Wikipedia →
1809The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London. Wikipedia →
1755An earthquake in northern Morocco devastates the cities of Fes and Meknes. Wikipedia →
1727The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid. Wikipedia →
1542Palace plot of Renyin year: A group of Ming dynasty palace women fail to murder the Jiajing Emperor, and are executed by slow-slicing. Wikipedia →
1382Al-Salih Hajji, the last Qalawunid sultan, is deposed by Barquq, ending the long Turkic Bahri Mamluk period in general and particularly the Qalawunid dynasty, and beginning the reign of the Circassian Burji Mamluk. Wikipedia →
1095Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. Wikipedia →
602Byzantine Emperor Maurice is forced to watch as the usurper Phocas executes his five sons before Maurice is beheaded himself. Wikipedia →
511King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve. Wikipedia →
395Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas. Wikipedia →
176Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions. Wikipedia →
25Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2023The Guardian
Are wealthy voters willing to put their money where their heart is on stage-three tax cuts?
Economists tell us these cuts will turbocharge inflation. A sizable majority of ‘post-material voters’ would accept a…
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2017The Guardian
We had the same-sex marriage survey, we have a bill ready to go. Time for action
Let’s not muddy the waters with unnecessary and harmful amendments that would undo the social progress of the last 40…
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1939The New York Times
ENTHUSIASM FADES IN COTTON BUYING
Cotton prices last week made new high levels for the current upward movement, but they subsequently lost these advanc…
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