On this day in history
November 28
American
1964NASA launches Mariner 4, the first spacecraft to fly by Mars and photograph another planet up close.
NASA launches Mariner 4, the first spacecraft to fly by Mars and photograph another planet up close.
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1925The Grand Ole Opry broadcasts for the first time from Nashville radio station WSM.
The Grand Ole Opry broadcasts for the first time from Nashville radio station WSM.
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World
1520Magellan's battered fleet emerges into the Pacific after threading the strait at the tip of South America.
Magellan's battered fleet emerges into the Pacific after threading the strait at the tip of South America.
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1943Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet in Tehran, the first conference of the Big Three.
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet in Tehran, the first conference of the Big Three.
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1979Air New Zealand Flight 901 flies into Mount Erebus in Antarctica, killing all 257 aboard in a whiteout.
Air New Zealand Flight 901 flies into Mount Erebus in Antarctica, killing all 257 aboard in a whiteout.
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