All Events

Historical Events on November 28

  • Battle of Cane Hill

    1862

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

  • Albanian Declaration of Independence

    1912

    Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

  • Bond (finance)

    1914

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

  • Tehran Conference

    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.

  • French colonial empire

    1958

    Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    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.

  • Ferdinand Marcos

    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.

  • Velvet Revolution

    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.

  • Margaret Thatcher

    1990

    British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and the prime ministry, and is succeeded as both by John Major.

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