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 creating computer programming language.
1895 - Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize.
1910 - New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.
1924 - Macy's first Thanksgiving Day Parade -- billed as a "Christmas Parade" -- took place in New York City.
1934 - Bank robber and "Public Enemy No. 1" Lester Joseph Gillis, better known as George "Baby Face" Nelson, was killed in a gun battle with FBI agents in Barrington, Illinois.
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 and disguised as a priest.
1973 - Gerald R. Ford was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become President Richard Nixon's vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew.
1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and city supervisor and gay rights activist Harvey Milk were fatally shot inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White.
2003 - President George W. Bush flew to Iraq under extraordinary secrecy and security to spend Thanksgiving with the troops and to thank them for "defending the American people from danger."
2015 - A gunman attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing three and injuring nine. (The prosecution of suspect Robert Dear stalled in state court, and then federal court, after he was repeatedly found mentally incompetent to stand trial.)
Birthdays
23 - Zoe Colletti (actress)
29 - Jamila Velazquez (actress)
38 - Lashana Lynch (actress)
39 - Alison Pill (actress)
48 - Jaleel White (actor)
50 - Shaunie O'Neal (producer)
53 - Ivan Rodriguez (baseball player)
56 - Michael Vartan (actor)
60 - Robin Givens (actress)
67 - Caroline Kennedy (author)
69 - Bill Nye (TV personality)
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Today in Sports History - November 27
1940 - Michigan running back Tom Harmon wins the Heisman Trophy.
1960 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) scored his 1,000th point.
1966 - In the highest scoring NFL game to date, the Washington Redskins defeat the New York Giants, 72-41.
1980 - Dave Williams (Chicago Bears) became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for touchdown in overtime.
1994 - Joe Montana (Kansas City Chiefs) became the 5th quarterback to surpass 40,000 yards passing.
1997 - Running back Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions moves into second place on the NFL's all-time career rushing list.
2013 - Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour Golfer of the Year for the 11th time.
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 creating computer programming language.
1895 - Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize.
1910 - New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.
1924 - Macy's first Thanksgiving Day Parade -- billed as a "Christmas Parade" -- took place in New York City.
1934 - Bank robber and "Public Enemy No. 1" Lester Joseph Gillis, better known as George "Baby Face" Nelson, was killed in a gun battle with FBI agents in Barrington, Illinois.
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 and disguised as a priest.
1973 - Gerald R. Ford was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become President Richard Nixon's vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew.
1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and city supervisor and gay rights activist Harvey Milk were fatally shot inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White.
2003 - President George W. Bush flew to Iraq under extraordinary secrecy and security to spend Thanksgiving with the troops and to thank them for "defending the American people from danger."
2015 - A gunman attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing three and injuring nine. (The prosecution of suspect Robert Dear stalled in state court, and then federal court, after he was repeatedly found mentally incompetent to stand trial.)
Birthdays
23 - Zoe Colletti (actress)
29 - Jamila Velazquez (actress)
38 - Lashana Lynch (actress)
39 - Alison Pill (actress)
48 - Jaleel White (actor)
50 - Shaunie O'Neal (producer)
53 - Ivan Rodriguez (baseball player)
56 - Michael Vartan (actor)
60 - Robin Givens (actress)
67 - Caroline Kennedy (author)
69 - Bill Nye (TV personality)
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Today in Sports History - November 27
1940 - Michigan running back Tom Harmon wins the Heisman Trophy.
1960 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) scored his 1,000th point.
1966 - In the highest scoring NFL game to date, the Washington Redskins defeat the New York Giants, 72-41.
1980 - Dave Williams (Chicago Bears) became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for touchdown in overtime.
1994 - Joe Montana (Kansas City Chiefs) became the 5th quarterback to surpass 40,000 yards passing.
1997 - Running back Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions moves into second place on the NFL's all-time career rushing list.
2013 - Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour Golfer of the Year for the 11th time.
