Today in History: November 28, the debut of the Grand Ole Opry
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Today is Friday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2025. There are 33 days left in the year. Today is Thanksgiving in the United States.
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On Nov. 28, 1925, the Grand Ole Opry (known then as the ...
Today in History: November 26, Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 begin
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2025. There are 35 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 26, 2008, teams of heavily armed militants from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba ...
Today in History: November 25, John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2025. There are 36 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 25, 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington ...
Today in History: November 24, Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald
By The Associated Press
Today is Monday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2025. There are 37 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of ...
Today is Saturday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2025. There are 39 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as ...
Today in History: November 21, Las Vegas hotel fire claims 85 lives
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Today is Friday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2025. There are 40 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 21, 1980, 85 people died, most from smoke inhalation, after a fire broke out at the MGM ...
Today in History: November 20, the Mexican Revolution begins
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2025. There are 41 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 20, 1910, Francisco Madero led a revolt against Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, marking ...
Today in History: November 19, Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2025. There are 42 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the ...
Today in History: November 18, more than 900 die at Jonestown
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2025. There are 43 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in ...
Today in History: November 17, the NFL’s infamous 'Heidi Game'
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Today is Monday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2025. There are 44 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 17, 1968, the last minutes of a tense NFL matchup on NBC between the New York Jets and the ...
Today in History: November 15, Union troops begin ‘Sherman’s March’
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2025. There are 46 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 15, 1864, late in the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William ...
Today is Friday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2025. There are 47 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board, including the Marshall University football team and its ...
Today in History: November 13, 130 die in Paris terror attacks
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2025. There are 48 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the ...
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2025. There are 49 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States via Ellis Island between 1892 ...
Today is Monday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2025. There are 51 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 10, 1898, a mob of up to 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans in Wilmington, North Carolina, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor, police chief ...
Today in History: November 8, Florida election recount begins
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2025. There are 53 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 8, 2000, a statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the ...
Today is Friday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2025. There are 54 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
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Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2025. There are 55 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen ...
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2025. There are 56 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 5, 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with "knowingly voting without having a ...
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2025. There are 57 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain of ...
