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Historical Events on November 27

  • Boston

    1839

    In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.

  • American Civil War

    1863

    American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.

  • Spain

    1912

    Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Vietnam War

    1965

    Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.

  • San Francisco

    1978

    In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

  • Kurdistan Workers' Party

    1978

    The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.

  • Pope John Paul II

    2004

    Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

  • United States

    2015

    United States: An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians were also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered.

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