WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012
Today is Wednesday, November 28, the 333
rd
day of 2012. There are 33 days left in the year.
1520 ― Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
1871 ― Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in S.C.
1943 ― FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy
1963 ― Beatles "She Loves You" returns to No. 1 on U.K. record chart
1964 ― Mariner 4 launched; first probe to fly by Mars
1968 ― John Lennon is fined $150 for unauthorized drug possession
1979 ― Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257
1986 ― Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for first time
1988 ― Picasso's "Acrobat & Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million
1989 ― Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract