What Happened On This Day – November 27. November 30 commemorated as Cities for Life Day. Browse historical events, famous birthdays, weddings, deaths and people from 6,000 years of history. A 12-year-old boy stepped into a world where many men feared to tread on this day: the harsh and brutal British Navy. Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it! Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it! Log Into Facebook. On This Day In History: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. 1922 Hitler speaks to 50,000 national-socialists in Munich, 1928 Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 & 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test, 1928 Vladimir K. Zworykin receives patent on Iconoscope TV system, 1941 Japanese Emperor Hirohito consults with admirals Shimada and Nagano, 1949 New Zealand general election won by Sidney Holland's National party, ousting Peter Fraser's Labour government, 1952 Jackie Robinson charges NY Yankees with racism, 1956 At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 5 days Floyd Patterson becomes youngest world heavyweight boxing champion; KOs Archie Moore in 5th round in Chicago; first Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title, 1957 Assassination attempt on Indonesian President Sukarno, kills 8, 1967 Senator Eugene McCarthy announces he will run for the US presidency on an anti-Vietnam war platform, 1968 A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Armagh is stopped by Royal Ulster Constabulary because of the presence of a Loyalist counter demonstration led by Ian Paisley and Ronald Bunting, 1979 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks, 1981 NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award, 1982 "Thriller", 6th studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1984, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983), 1982 "Gandhi" directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley and John Gielgud premieres in New Delhi (Best Picture 1983), 1986 American-based Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl is first player to make over $10 million in career earnings, 1988 NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase, 1990 American actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke, 1990 US President George H. W. Bush offers to send Secretary of State James Baker to Baghdad to meet with Saddam Hussein, 1993 President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill, 1993 "Schindler's List", American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1994), 2002 Ina Garten's cooking show "Barefoot Contessa" premieres on the Food Network, 2004 Longtime "Jeopardy!" 1786 Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II promulgates a penal reform, making his the 1st state to abolish the death penalty. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences. It wasnt until April 2 that the kidnappers gave instructions for dropping off the money. Millions of tourists around the world still have souvenirs of the house where William Shakespeare’s mother was born and grew up. On This Day: Headlines delivered to your desktop - find out about RSS : BBC History>> Articles, biographies and multimedia on historical events: BBC Radio 4 History>> Find out what Radio 4 has to offer history lovers : Search ON THIS DAY by date Millions of tourists around the world still have souvenirs of the house where William Shakespeare’s mother was born and grew up. He was legend-to-be Horatio Nelson. For three days, investigators had found nothing and there was no further word from the kidnappers. Sadly, it’s the wrong house. 1016 Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund 'Ironside', 1487 The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria stating beer should be brewed from only three ingredients – water, malt and hops, 1648 English Parliamentary army captures King Charles I, 1753 Benjamin Franklin receives the Godfrey Copley medal "on account of his curious Experiments and Observations on Electricity", 1776 Captain James Cook begins 3rd and last trip to the Pacific. November 30, 1874 Search the world's largest, most accurate site for today in history. On This Day. 1876 Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann finds the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae (modern Greece) "the Mona Lisa of prehistory" [1], 1891 Pope Leo XIII's encyclical "Rerum novarum" published. Sadly, it’s the wrong house. The Lindbergh family was inundated by offers of assistance and false clues. A 12-year-old boy stepped into a world where many men feared to tread on this day: the harsh and brutal British Navy. Then, a new letter showed up, this time demanding $70,000. Update: Oct., 2016: On This Day is no longer being updated on this blog. He was legend-to-be Horatio Nelson. You must log in to continue. Edison's Phonograph, Schrödinger's Cat and Shakespeare's Birthplace, Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell releases Pong, the 1st commercially successful video game, in Andy Capp's Tavern in Sunnyvale, California, Crew of slave ship Zong murder about 142 African slaves by dumping them into the sea, to claim insurance.