All Events

Historical Events on November 28

  • American Civil War

    1862

    American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.

  • Albania

    1912

    Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

  • World War I

    1914

    World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

  • Boston, Massachusetts

    1942

    In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.

  • World War II

    1943

    World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.

  • Vietnam War

    1964

    Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.

  • Vietnam

    1965

    Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.

  • Iran-Iraq War

    1980

    Iran-Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)

  • Cold War

    1989

    Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.

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