What happend on 28th November

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1907

In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater.

1905

Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party whose goal is the independence for all of Ireland.

1895

First American Automobile race. 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in about 10 hours.

1862

American Civil War: Battle of Cane Hill.

1843

Ka Lahui: Hawaiian Independence Day. The Kingdom of Hawai`i was officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.

1785

Treaty of Hopewell was signed

1729

The worst Indian massacre to take place on Mississippi soil occurred. In this attack, the Natchez Indians killed 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, MS (near the site of modern-day Natchez, MS)

1660

At Gresham College, 12 men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.

1582

In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license.

1520

After navigating through the South American strait, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.