On November 28.1811 ; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. source
On November 28.1811 ; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
On November 28.1814 ; The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. source
On November 28.1814 ; The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
On November 28.1843 ; Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. source
On November 28.1843 ; Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
On November 28.1895 ; The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours. source
On November 28.1895 ; The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
On November 28.1908 ; A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor. source
On November 28.1908 ; A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
On November 28.1917 ; The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia. source
On November 28.1917 ; The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
On November 28.1942 ; In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. source
On November 28.1942 ; In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
On November 28.1967 ; The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. source
On November 28.1967 ; The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
On November 28.1979 ; Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. source
On November 28.1979 ; Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
On November 28.1997 ; Kosovo Liberation Army emerged for the first time publicly. source
On November 28.1997 ; Kosovo Liberation Army emerged for the first time publicly.
Enrico Fermi died at age 53 of stomach cancer in his home in Chicago, and was interred at Oak Woods Cemetery. source
Enrico Fermi died at age 53 of stomach cancer in his home in Chicago, and was interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.
