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NOVEMBER 29, 1982
Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released.
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1979
The controversial Tellico Dam project by the Tennessee Valley Authority is completed despite being ordered to shut down from the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill.
Tellico Dam is a concrete gravity and earthen embankment dam on the Little Tennessee River that was built by the Tennessee Valley Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 903
The Abbasid Caliphate captured the Qarmatian leadership at the Battle of Hama in Syria, opening the way for the reconquest of Tulunid Egypt.
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1947
The United Nations General Assembly voted to approve the Partition Plan for Palestine, a plan to resolve the Arab–Israeli conflict in Mandatory Palestine by separating the territory into Jewish and Arab states.
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1890
The National Diet of Japan (pictured in session), a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met in Tokyo.
The National Diet is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 was a resolution accepting Palestine as a non-member observer state in the United Nations General Assembly. Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1776
American Revolutionary War: British reinforcements brought an end to the Patriot attempt to capture Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1987
A time bomb planted by North Korean agents on Korean Air Flight 858 detonated over the Andaman Sea, killing all 115 people on board.
A time bomb is a bomb whose detonation is triggered by a timer. The use or attempted use of time bombs has Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1972
Atari announced the release of Pong (screenshot pictured), one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets.
Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1810
Napoleonic Wars: British troops rendezvoused at Grand Baie to launch an invasion of Isle de France, now known as Mauritius.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought between the French First Republic (1803–1804)/First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1854
An estimated crowd of more than 10,000 demonstrators swore allegiance to the Eureka Flag (pictured) as a symbol of defiance, in advance of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Australia.
The Eureka Flag was flown at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which took place on 3 December 1854 at Ballarat in Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1729
Natchez Indians revolted against French colonists near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi, killing approximately 230 people.
The Natchez are a Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area in the Lower Mississippi Valley, near the Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 2007
During their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, Philippine soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes mutinied and seized a conference room in The Peninsula Manila in Makati.
On July 27, 2003, the Oakwood mutiny was staged by a group of about 300 armed defectors from the Armed Forces of Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1781
The crew of the British slave ship Zong, running low on water, began the killing of more than 130 enslaved African people by throwing them into the sea to claim insurance.
Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1864
American Indian Wars: A 700-man Colorado Territory militia attacked a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho, killing 133 men, women, and children.
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European Read More
NOVEMBER 29, 1963
Five minutes after taking off from Montréal–Dorval, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed in bad weather, killing all 118 people on board.
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport or Montréal–Trudeau, formerly known and still commonly referred to as Montréal–Dorval International Airport, is an international airport in Dorval, Read More

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