November 29

Scott Winters November 29, 2025 0 Comments

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1760 – The French surrendered Michigan to the British.

1847 – Michigan’s first telegraph line was completed along the Michigan Central railroad tracks between Detroit and Ypsilanti.

1877 – Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph for the first time.

1892 – Almon Brown Strowger was issued a patent for the rotary dial.

1929 – The first airplane flight over the South Pole was made by U.S. Navy Lt. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd.

1959 – The Grammy Awards aired on NBC TV for the first time.

1961 – The Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft was launched by the United States with Enos the chimp on board. The craft orbited the earth twice before landing off Puerto Rico.

1963 – President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

1967 – U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced that he was leaving the Johnson administration to become President of the World Bank.

1969 – John Lennon was convicted of possession of cannabis and fined $360 in London. Yoko Ono, who was arrested with Lennon on October 18, was cleared of charges.

1971 – The Professional Golf Championship was held at Walt Disney World for the first time.

1972 – Atari announced the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.

1975 – Bill Gates adopted the name “Microsoft” for the company he and Paul Allen had formed to write the BASIC computer language for the Altair.

1976 – Jerry Lee Lewis shot his bass player, Norman “Butch” Owens, twice in the chest while trying to hit a soda bottle. Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits.

1979 – The original four members of KISS performed their last show together until 1996 when they reunited for a makeup tour.

1988 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the rights of criminal defendants are not violated when police unintentionally fail to preserve potentially vital evidence.

1991 – 17 people were killed in a 164-vehicle wreck during a dust storm near Coalinga, CA, on Interstate 5.

1994 – The U.S. House passed the revised General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

2004 – Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

BIRTHDAYS:

Mildred Rebstock – 106 years old (1919) – Medicinal chemist

Bill Jenkins – 89 years old (1936) – Politician

Henry T. Yang – 85 years old (1940) – Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic

Sue Miller – 82 years old (1943) – Novelist and short story writer

Felix Cavaliere – 81 years old (1944) – Singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Suzy Chaffee – 79 years old (1946) – Skier

Jerry Lawler – 76 years old (1949) – Wrestler and sportscaster

Barry Goudreau – 74 years old (1951) – Guitarist and songwriter

Jeff Fahey – 73 years old (1952) – Actor and producer

Alex Grey – 72 years old (1953) – Visual artist and author

Joel Coen – 71 years old (1954) – Director, producer, and screenwriter

Chirlane McCray – 71 years old (1954) – Writer, editor, and activist

Janet Napolitano – 68 years old (1957) – Politician, lawyer, and university administrator

Neal Broten – 66 years old (1959) – Ice hockey player

Rahm Emanuel – 66 years old (1959) – Businessman and politician, 55th Mayor of Chicago

Cathy Moriarty – 65 years old (1960) – Actress

Kim Delaney – 64 years old (1961) – Actress

Andrew McCarthy – 63 years old (1962) – Actor and director

Will Downing – 62 years old (1963) – Singer-songwriter and producer

Don Cheadle – 61 years old (1964) – Actor and producer

Ellen Cleghorne – 60 years old (1965) – Comedian and actress

John Layfield – 59 years old (1966) – Wrestler, football player, and news commentator

Dru Pagliassotti – 59 years old (1966) – Author

Sophia Rosenfeld – 59 years old (1966) – Author

Charles Smith – 58 years old (1967) – Basketball player

Rebecca Wolff – 58 years old (1967) – Author and poet

Dee Brown – 57 years old (1968) – Basketball player and executive

Jonathan Knight – 57 years old (1968) – Singer

Mariano Rivera – 56 years old (1969) – Panamanian-American baseball player

Larry Joe Campbell – 55 years old (1970) – Actor and director

Steve May – 54 years old (1971) – Soldier and politician

Gena Lee Nolin – 54 years old (1971) – Actress and model

Brian Baumgartner – 53 years old (1972) – Actor and producer

Jamal Mashburn – 53 years old (1972) – Basketball player and sportscaster

Sarah Jones – 51 years old (1974) – Actress and playwright

Jedediah Purdy – 51 years old (1974) – Legal scholar and cultural commentator

Anna Faris – 49 years old (1976) – Actress

Andy Beshear – 48 years old (1977) – Attorney and politician, 63rd Governor of Kentucky

Lauren German – 47 years old (1978) – Actress

The Game – 46 years old (1979) – Rapper

Janina Gavankar – 45 years old (1980) – Actress and singer

Lucas Black – 43 years old (1982) – Actor

Franchesca Ramsey – 42 years old (1983) – Comedian

Tanisha Wright – 42 years old (1983) – Basketball player and coach

Shannon Brown – 40 years old (1985) – Basketball player

Wayne Ellington – 38 years old (1987) – Basketball player and coach

Dana Brooke – 37 years old (1988) – Wrestler and bodybuilder

Damon Harrison – 37 years old (1988) – Football player

Russell Wilson – 37 years old (1988) – Football player

Sheldon Richardson – 35 years old (1990) – Football player

Stefon Diggs – 32 years old (1993) – Football player

Julius Randle – 31 years old (1994) – Basketball player

Laura Marano – 30 years old (1995) – Actress and singer

MJ Melendez – 27 years old (1998) – Baseball player

Lovie Simone – 27 years old (1998) – Actress

Yunus Musah – 23 years old (2002) – Soccer player

TODAY IS:

National Chocolates Day: Satisfy your cocoa confectionary cravings by treating yourself to a box or handing out bars, truffles and candies galore at your workplace or school.
National Square Dancing Day: Get ready to do-si-do and promenade with a lively group of friends to the sound of fiddles and calls in this fun social dance tradition.
Chadwick Boseman Day:
International Shift Worker Sunday:
National Lemon Cream Pie Day:
Electronic Greetings Day: Sending digital greetings feels like sharing a piece of your heart through the internet, spreading joy, love, or a good laugh with just a click.
Secondhand Sunday :
International Jaguar Day: Majestic felines, embodying nature's grace and power, they roam the wilderness with a regal presence, a symbol of awe and reverence.
Isdal Woman Day: The mysterious death of an unidentified woman in Norway has captivated the world for decades, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions.
Throw Out Your Leftovers Day:
Albanian Liberation Day:
First Sunday of Advent:
Zagreb Advent:
National Bible Week:
Advent:
National Deal Week: Discovering hidden gems and cost-effective finds while exploring retail options, turning every purchase into a rewarding adventure.
Blue Christmas: While most people are at home opening presents, emergency workers are on duty, ensuring the safety of their communities over the holidays.