This Day in History
27 Nov 1237
Battle of Cortenuova Holy Roman Emperor Frederik II defeated the Second Lombardian League
27 Nov 1295
English King Edward I calls what later became known as The Model Parliament extending the authorities of its representatives
27 Nov 1382
Battle of WestrozebekeRoosebeke. French army defeats the Flemish army. Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed and corpse displayed
27 Nov 1495
Scottish king James IV receives Perkin Warbeck pretender to the English trone
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Nehru appeals for disarmament
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Iron Guard massacres former Romanian government
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Jimi Hendrix born
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Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
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South Vietnamese forces attacked near Cambodian border
A South Vietnamese task force operating in southeastern Cambodia comes under North Vietnamese attack near the town of Krek. The South Vietnamese command repo...
Pentagon calls for troop increase
The Pentagon informs President Johnson that if General Westmoreland is to conduct the major sweep operations necessary to destroy enemy forces during the coming...
Gordie Howe scores his 600th goal
On November 27 1965 Detroit Red Wing Gordie Howe scores his 600th goal in a game against the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first (and the last until Wayne G...
White House housekeeper frets over presidential waistline
On this day in 1911 Elizabeth Jaffray a White House housekeeper writes in her diary about a conversation shed had with President William Howard Taf...
Custer massacres Cheyenne on Washita River
Without bothering to identify the village or do any reconnaissance Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an early morning attack on a band of peacef...
Robert Burns postpones emigration to Jamaica
On this day in 1786 Robert Burns decides not to emigrate to Jamaica as he had planned and heads for Edinburgh instead.Burns the son of a poor farmer receiv...
Bruce Lee born
On this day in 1940 the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee is born in San Francisco California. In his all-too-brief career Lee became a film star in As...
Freak storm dissipates over England
On this day in 1703 an unusual storm system finally dissipates over England after wreaking havoc on the country for nearly two weeks. Featuring hurricane stren...
San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered
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Alger Hiss released from prison
After 44 months in prison former government official Alger Hiss is released and proclaims once again that he is innocent of the charges that led to his incarce...
John Hunt Morgan escapes from the Ohio Penitentiary
On this day in 1863 Confederate cavalry raider John Hunt Morgan and several of his men break out of the Ohio state prison and escapeto the South.Morgan was rai...
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