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Today in History November 28

1520
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean

1729
Natchez Indians massacre most of the 300 French settlers and soldiers at Fort Rosalie, Louisiana.

1935 The German Reich declares all men ages 18 to 45 as army reservists.

1941
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise departs from Pearl Harbor to deliver F4F Wildcat fighters to Wake Island. This mission saves the carrier from destruction when the Japanese attack.

1948
Dr. Edwin Land's first Polaroid cameras go on sale in Boston.

1980
Operation Morvarid (Iran-Iraq War); Iranian Navy destroys over 70% of Iraqi Navy.

2016
Plane carrying Brazilian Chapecoense football team crashes near Medellín, Colombia killing 71 players and journalists

2022
50 million birds killed in record-breaking outbreak of avian flu across the US according to Department of Agriculture, amid similar outbreaks elsewhere around the world

2022
Qatar Football World Cup Chief Hassan Al-Thawadi confirms 400-5000 immigrant workers died during the building of world cup venues

Born on this day28 Nov

1943
Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter ("Short People"; "You've Got a Friend in Me"; "Louisiana 1927") and film score composer (The Natural; Seabiscuit; Pixar films), born in Los Angeles, California.

1950
Ed Harris(74th Birthday)American actor (Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma), born in Englewood, New Jersey

1967
Anna Nicole Smith(1967-2007)American model, Playboy playmate (May 1992, Playmate of the Year 1993) and tabloid fixture, born in Houston, Texas


JOTD

The teacher asked little Johnny if he knew his numbers.

“Yes,” he said. “My father taught me.”

“Good. What comes after three?”

“Four,” answered the boy.

“What comes after six?”

“Seven.”

“Very good,” said the teacher. “Your dad did a good job. And what comes after 10?”

“Jack.”