November 27
1841
Thirty-five Amistad survivors return to Africa.
1852
Lord Byron’s daughter Ada died. She had assisted Charles Babbage with his “analytical engine” and is credited with inventing computer language.
1895
Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize.
1910
New York’s Pennsylvania Station opened.
1953
Playwright Eugene O’Neill died in Boston at age 65.
1970
Pope Paul VI was attacked at the Manila airport by a Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.
1973
Gerald R. Ford was confirmed by the Senate to become vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew.
2003
President Bush secretly flew to Iraq to spend Thanksgiving with the troops.
Birthdays
Alexander Haig
1924–, American General, Secretary of State.
Anders Celsius
astronomer (1701)
Charles A. Beard
historian (1874)
James Agee
writer (1909)
Alexander Dubček
statesman (1921)
Bruce Lee
martial-arts actor (1940)
Jimi Hendrix
rock musician, guitarist (1942)
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg
writer (1957)