November 28th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1919 Great Britain Lady Astor
28th November, 1919 : American-born Lady Astor, the wife of Viscount Astor, won a seat in the House of Commons . She is an advocate of some form of Prohibition similar to the American model.
1922 Great Britain Greece
28th November, 1922 : The relationship between Great Britain and Greece was very strained at this time. In fact, these two countries were soon to not be on good terms if former Greek cabinet member executions were to be carried out. In fact, the six former members of the Greek cabinet were executed, because they were accused of treason.
1933 Cuba Civil War
28th November, 1933 : An agreement was soon to be made between governmental factions battling for control in Cuba. It was believed that peace would be achieved in this country at this time.
1944 World War II First bomb on Tokyo
28th November, 1944 : The soldier to plant the first bomb in Tokyo sent notice to his wife of this event via Associate Press (a Journalist company). The reason why AP was transmitting this notice to his wife is because there were no telephones or telegraphs to use for the time being. Not only that, air mail was expected to take over a week.
1953 Bermuda
28th November, 1953 : It was highly likely that as soon as the United States arrives in Bermuda with Britain and France that a serious request would be made. The plan was to counter and plans that the Russians would carry out to stall the European Army project.
1960 Venezuela Rioting
28th November, 1960 : Rioting broke out in several areas of the capital city of Caracas, Venezuela. One main area where demonstrators worked is in the western portion of the city in the worker’s housing district. These rioters clashed with police force.
1967 England Foot and Mouth
28th November, 1967 : With new outbreaks of Foot and Mouth still increasing daily the National Hunt Committee, on the advice of the Ministry of Agriculture has cancelled all horse racing until further notice
1973 Middle East Hijacker
28th November, 1973 : It’s not everyday a hijacker takes time to refuel. That is what happened on this day, however. Word had it this happened while Palestinians took hold of a Dutch Jetliner. The guerrillas grabbing hold of the plane were said to have been heading towards Cyprus, which is in Egypt. This refueling took place a day after all the passengers on board the ship were released, along with eight crew members. The rest of the crew was still stuck on the plane.
1979 Antarctica DC-10 Crashes
28th November, 1979 : An Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica, killing all 257 on board .
1983 Syria Palestinian Guerrillas
28th November, 1983 : Leaders headed from Tripoli, Lebanon to Syria for a scheduled meeting. They were working on a plan to evacuate Palestinian guerrillas before battle conditions worsened.
1990 England Maggy Thatcher Quits
28th November, 1990 : Margaret Thatcher formally tenders her resignation to the Queen and leaves Downing Street for the last time.
1994 U.S.A. Jeffrey Dahmer
28th November, 1994 : Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer died of massive head injuries after he was attacked by other prisoners while cleaning a prison toilet.
1994 Norway Voters Say No To Joining EEC
28th November, 1994 : The Norwegian voters have voted in a referendum, to reject membership of the European Union
1995 U.S.A. End 55 MPH Speed Limit
28th November, 1995 : President Clinton ends federal 55 mph speed limit that began in 1974 as an energy-saving measure during the Mideast oil embargo.
1998 Iraq Kadhim Fadhill
28th November, 1998 : Kadhim Fadhill, one of the tens of thousands of persons captured in the 1980s recalled his story. He revealed all of the unspeakable things that were done to him while he was locked up in the POW (Prisoners of War) camp. He also talked about the scarcities of good food such as apples or oranges, and roaches in his rice.
2003 U.S.A. Henry Kissinger
28th November, 2003 : Bush had made a very important decision to be announced just in time for Thanksgiving Day. Henry Kissinger, the former Secretary of State, was giving the responsibility of investigating actions leading up to and after the September 11, 2001 attack. Bush was criticized for making this decision on a day when not many people may have heard about it-and for political reasons as well. Unfortunately, Kissinger was noted for some of his mistakes while involved in the Vietnam War, and that was a major reason critics were cynical.
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What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1989 Czechoslovakia Free Elections
28th November, 1989 : Czechoslovakian Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power allowing free elections to be held the following month. This change was in response to other eastern block countries forcing the issue in neighbouring countries.
28th November, 1989 : Czechoslovakian Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power allowing free elections to be held the following month. This change was in response to other eastern block countries forcing the issue in neighbouring countries.
1919 Great Britain Lady Astor
28th November, 1919 : American-born Lady Astor, the wife of Viscount Astor, won a seat in the House of Commons . She is an advocate of some form of Prohibition similar to the American model.
1922 Great Britain Greece
28th November, 1922 : The relationship between Great Britain and Greece was very strained at this time. In fact, these two countries were soon to not be on good terms if former Greek cabinet member executions were to be carried out. In fact, the six former members of the Greek cabinet were executed, because they were accused of treason.
1933 Cuba Civil War
28th November, 1933 : An agreement was soon to be made between governmental factions battling for control in Cuba. It was believed that peace would be achieved in this country at this time.
1944 World War II First bomb on Tokyo
28th November, 1944 : The soldier to plant the first bomb in Tokyo sent notice to his wife of this event via Associate Press (a Journalist company). The reason why AP was transmitting this notice to his wife is because there were no telephones or telegraphs to use for the time being. Not only that, air mail was expected to take over a week.
1953 Bermuda
28th November, 1953 : It was highly likely that as soon as the United States arrives in Bermuda with Britain and France that a serious request would be made. The plan was to counter and plans that the Russians would carry out to stall the European Army project.
1960 Venezuela Rioting
28th November, 1960 : Rioting broke out in several areas of the capital city of Caracas, Venezuela. One main area where demonstrators worked is in the western portion of the city in the worker’s housing district. These rioters clashed with police force.
1967 England Foot and Mouth
28th November, 1967 : With new outbreaks of Foot and Mouth still increasing daily the National Hunt Committee, on the advice of the Ministry of Agriculture has cancelled all horse racing until further notice
1973 Middle East Hijacker
28th November, 1973 : It’s not everyday a hijacker takes time to refuel. That is what happened on this day, however. Word had it this happened while Palestinians took hold of a Dutch Jetliner. The guerrillas grabbing hold of the plane were said to have been heading towards Cyprus, which is in Egypt. This refueling took place a day after all the passengers on board the ship were released, along with eight crew members. The rest of the crew was still stuck on the plane.
1979 Antarctica DC-10 Crashes
28th November, 1979 : An Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica, killing all 257 on board .
1983 Syria Palestinian Guerrillas
28th November, 1983 : Leaders headed from Tripoli, Lebanon to Syria for a scheduled meeting. They were working on a plan to evacuate Palestinian guerrillas before battle conditions worsened.
1990 England Maggy Thatcher Quits
28th November, 1990 : Margaret Thatcher formally tenders her resignation to the Queen and leaves Downing Street for the last time.
1994 U.S.A. Jeffrey Dahmer
28th November, 1994 : Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer died of massive head injuries after he was attacked by other prisoners while cleaning a prison toilet.
1994 Norway Voters Say No To Joining EEC
28th November, 1994 : The Norwegian voters have voted in a referendum, to reject membership of the European Union
1995 U.S.A. End 55 MPH Speed Limit
28th November, 1995 : President Clinton ends federal 55 mph speed limit that began in 1974 as an energy-saving measure during the Mideast oil embargo.
1998 Iraq Kadhim Fadhill
28th November, 1998 : Kadhim Fadhill, one of the tens of thousands of persons captured in the 1980s recalled his story. He revealed all of the unspeakable things that were done to him while he was locked up in the POW (Prisoners of War) camp. He also talked about the scarcities of good food such as apples or oranges, and roaches in his rice.
2003 U.S.A. Henry Kissinger
28th November, 2003 : Bush had made a very important decision to be announced just in time for Thanksgiving Day. Henry Kissinger, the former Secretary of State, was giving the responsibility of investigating actions leading up to and after the September 11, 2001 attack. Bush was criticized for making this decision on a day when not many people may have heard about it-and for political reasons as well. Unfortunately, Kissinger was noted for some of his mistakes while involved in the Vietnam War, and that was a major reason critics were cynical.
