CoM Moderators Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 1754 - Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert is elected to the French Academy of Sciences 1813 - Cossacks occupy Utrecht 1909 - Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the genres most difficult, premieres at the New Theatre in New York City, with the composer as soloist and the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch 1955 - 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado AandM first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 - "Look Homeward, Angel" play based on the book by Thomas Wolfe adapted by Ketti Frings and starring Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC 1960 - Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day) 1966 - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 1967 - 1st radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University 1975 - Wings release single "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States More Historical Events » Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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