On This Day In History
Did You Know?
“The Mark of Zorro” directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks is shown in New York – 1st American superhero film
Today in History in 1920
Would You Believe?
President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, is re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term
Today in History in 2005
This day 150 years ago - 27 November 1869 - Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa became the first Irish republican elected to the British House of Commons, after winning a by-election in Tipperary.
It was later declared invalid because he was a convicted felon, imprisoned at the time. pic.twitter.com/8beDm0gZ7f
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) November 27, 2019
#otd in 1869, French artist and actor Joséphine Bowes laid the first stone of @thebowesmuseum. The first woman to found a public gallery anywhere, her impact on the art world was largely forgotten because her husband's second wife destroyed her letters. https://t.co/Y51dJ3i0YL
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) November 27, 2022
On this day in 1995, a Princeton Professor wrongly predicted that violence in the U.S. would rise dramatically due to an incoming wave of "super-predators," coded language for young, Black males. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/zxh3z4RHyf
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) November 27, 2022
27 November 1701. Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He proposed the Centigrade temperature scale, which was later renamed Celsius in his honour. pic.twitter.com/Mq9iBy0CXI
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 1835: James Pratt and John Smith became the last two people executed for what was then termed “sodomy” in England, which was then a crime punishable by death. pic.twitter.com/L6kEGcXBUK
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 1852. Computer pioneer, Ada Lovelace, died (aged 36). She’s best known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. pic.twitter.com/l4Vc3NCgLQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 1874. Chaim Weizmann was born in Motal (now in Belarus). He was President of the Zionist Organization, and later became the first President of Israel, elected on 16 February 1949, and serving in the post until his death in 1952. pic.twitter.com/NjBFmy0yVa
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 1924. The first, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, took place in New York City. It was organised by the department store chain, Macy’s. The 3-hour parade has been held annually ever since, and only been cancelled 3 times during WW2 (photo is of recent event). pic.twitter.com/n819EL42sA
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 1978. Harvey Milk (aged 48), the first gay person elected to public office in California, was assassinated, along with Mayor George Moscone in San Francisco by Dan White, another city supervisor who had recently resigned, but wanted his job back. pic.twitter.com/A0HXZwhcnt
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 1999. Helen Clark became New Zealand’s first woman to be elected as Prime Minister by voters, and 2nd to hold the office (the first being Jenny Shipley). She was the 5th longest-serving New Zealand PM, and the first Labour leader to win 3 consecutive elections. pic.twitter.com/M3AeGAhDOJ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 2006. Legendary DJ, Alan Freeman, died (aged 79). He was best known as the presenter of the BBC Radio chart show, Pick of the Pops, from 1961 to 1972. He was also a regular co-presenter of BBC TV's Top of the Pops. Not Arf! pic.twitter.com/KElJOwCcto
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
27 November 2011. Welsh football legend, Gary Speed, died (aged 42). He played for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers, and Sheffield United. He also played 85 times for Wales. The coroner ruled that Gary’s suicide may not have been intentional. pic.twitter.com/rcPQOAgcGT
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Jimi Hendrix in Montagu Place, London. 📷 David Magnus (1967). pic.twitter.com/U4n6Oi73k2
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 27, 2022
November 28th
1520 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean
1814 The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer - makes newspapers available to a mass audience
1893 Women vote in a national election for the first time, in the New Zealand general election
1919 American-born Lady Nancy Astor elected as the 1st female member of the British House of Commons
1967 1st radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University
Did You Know?
In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater
Today in History in 1907
Would You Believe?
Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
Today in History in 1922
This day 113 years ago – 28 November 1905 – Sinn Féin was founded in Dublin by Arthur Griffith, under the presidency of Edward Martyn.
Its stated aim was “national self-determination through the recognition of the duties and rights of citizenship on the part of the individual.” pic.twitter.com/hAuMqEbRBr
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) November 28, 2018
#OTD in 1966 Nigerian Florence Nwapa's novel 'Efuru' was published in the UK—the first book by an African woman to be published in English. Nwapa was also one of the first African women publishers. She worked with orphans & refugees after the Biafran war. https://t.co/7ufvSxdNtt pic.twitter.com/08Xgfyk9UQ
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) November 28, 2022
On this day in 1933, a white mob in Missouri of over 7,000 men, women, and children killed Lloyd Warner, an 18-year-old Black man, in a public spectacle lynching. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/SuV4kT3wR2
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) November 28, 2022
28 November 1893. Women in New Zealand became the first to vote in a national parliamentary election. This occurred 10 weeks after the Electoral Act 1893 became law. A total of 109,461 women, about 84% of the adult female population, enrolled to vote. pic.twitter.com/KnUfHeXtIG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 28, 2022