1778 – Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska.
1789 – George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US
1838 – Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767) dies.
1849 – American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
1863 – The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.
1867 – Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819) dies.
1872 – The Bloomingdale brothers open their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.
1919 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series.
1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter is born.
1947 – Fred DeLuca, American businessman, co-founded Subway (d. 2015) is born.
1949 – WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist is born.
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1990) is born.
1957 – The California State Superior Court rules that Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer is born.
1985 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J).
1986 – Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912) dies.
1995 – O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
1999 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1921) dies.
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