WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Today is Wednesday, November 30, the 335th day of 2016. There are 31 days left in the year.

1782 — Britain signs agreement recognizing U.S. Independence

1803 — Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France

1804 — Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins

1864 — Battle of Franklin, Tennessee

1866 — Work begins on first U.S. underwater highway tunnel, Chicago

1885 — The opera "Le Cid" is produced (Paris)

1886 — First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo

1887 — First indoor softball game (Chicago)

1907 — Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle