{"id":29873,"date":"2016-11-28T09:16:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29873"},"modified":"2016-11-28T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T15:17:30","slug":"today-in-history-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29873","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, November\u00a0 28, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Nov. 28, 1990, Margaret Thatcher resigned after more than 11 years as prime minister of Britain.
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1520<\/td>\nPortuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1895<\/td>\nThe first automobile race took place, between Chicago and Waukegan, Ill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1905<\/td>\nSinn Fein was founded in Dublin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1925<\/td>\nThe Grand Ole Opry in Nashville made its debut on radio station WSM.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942<\/td>\nFire destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing nearly 500 people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1943<\/td>\nPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1958<\/td>\nThe African nation of Chad became an autonomous republic within the French community.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nPresident Gerald R. Ford nominated federal Judge John Paul Stevens to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by William O. Douglas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nPresident Bill Clinton signed a bill that ended the federal 55 mph speed limit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nEnron Corp., once the world’s largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion deal to take it over.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nEgyptians voted in the first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak; Islamist parties were the big winners.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Comedian Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”) turns 54 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gary Hart<\/td>\nFormer U.S. senator, D-Colo.<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Shinseki<\/td>\nFormer secretary of veterans affairs<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Warfield<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randy Newman<\/td>\nSinger, songwriter<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Shaffer<\/td>\nBandleader (“Late Show With David Letterman”)<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ed Harris<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S. Epatha Merkerson<\/td>\nActress (“Law and Order”)<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristine Arnold<\/td>\nCountry singer (Sweethearts of the Rodeo)<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd Nelson<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Bennet<\/td>\nU.S. senator, D-Colo.<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
apl.de.ap<\/td>\nHip-hop artist (Black Eyed Peas)<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chamillionaire<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Elizabeth Winstead<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. turns 87 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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