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by **Paul** Wed 29 Nov 2023, 7:06 am

This Day in History: November 29

Featured Event

1947

United Nations resolution for the partition of Palestine
On this day in 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (not implemented) calling for the partition of Palestine into two separate states—an Arab and a Jewish one—that would retain an economic union.

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2008

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Danish architect Jørn Utzon—who designed the Sydney Opera House, one of the most-photographed buildings in the world—died at age 90.Test your knowledge of the history of architecture
Barry Peake/Shutterstock.com
2001
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Britannica On This Day November 29 2023 The-Beatles-Ringo-Starr-Paul-McCartney-George

George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the age of 58.Take our Beatlemania quiz
PRNewsFoto/Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Music/AP Images
1997
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In a ceremony that was broadcast around the world by satellite, some 28,000 couples gathered at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., for a “wedding” conducted by Sun Myung Moon, leader of the Unification Church.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about world religions
1981
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Britannica On This Day November 29 2023 Warren-Beatty-photograph-Natalie-Wood-Splendor-in

American film actress Natalie Wood drowned under mysterious circumstances while vacationing on a yacht off Santa Catalina Island, California.Take our quiz about A-list actors
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1963
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Britannica On This Day November 29 2023 Members-report-Warren-Commission-Pres-Lyndon-Johnson-1964

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy.How much do you know about U.S. presidents?
Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum; photograph, Cecil Stoughton
1929
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Britannica On This Day November 29 2023 Richard-E-Byrd-Antarctica-1947

American pioneer aviator Richard E. Byrd flew over the South Pole.Test your knowledge of nautical exploration and aviation
Navy Department/National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1864
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Colonel John M. Chivington led a controversial surprise attack, known as the Sand Creek Massacre, on a surrendered, partially disarmed Cheyenne Indian camp in southeastern Colorado Territory; more than 230 Native Americans were killed.Take our quiz about Native American history
1850
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Prussia and Austria signed the Punctation of Olmütz, an agreement regulating the two powers' relations.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Europe
1832
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Britannica On This Day November 29 2023 Louisa-May-Alcott

American author Louisa May Alcott, known for her children's books, especially Little Women, was born.How much do you know about children's books?
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
1830
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A Polish secret society of infantry cadets staged an uprising in Warsaw, beginning the November Insurrection.