today's highlight in history:
on november 28th, 1520, 1 navigator ferdinand magellan麦哲伦 reached the pacific ocean after passing through the south american strait海峡 that now bears his name.
on this date:
in 1919, american-born lady astor was elected the first female member of the british parliament.
in 1925, the grand ole opry, nashville's famed home of country music, made its radio 2 on station wsm.
in 1942, nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the cocoanut 3 nightclub in boston.
in 1943, president roosevelt, british prime minister winston churchill and 4 leader josef stalin met in tehran during world war two.
in 1958, the african nation of chad became an 5 republic within the french community.
in 1964, the united states launched the space probe "6 four" on a course to mars.
in 1975, president 7 nominated federal judge john paul stevens to the us 8 court seat vacated空出 by william o. douglas.
in 1979, an air new zealand dc-10 en route to在去……途中 the south pole crashed into a mountain in antarctica, 9 all 257 people aboard.
in 1987, a south african 10 boeing 747 crashed into the indian ocean with the loss of all 159 people aboard.
in 1990, margaret 11 resigned as prime minister of britain during an audience with queen elizabeth the second, who conferred赠予，商谈 the premiership on john major.
ten years ago: romanian gymnast体操运动员 nadia comaneci arrived in new york after escaping her homeland by way of hungary匈牙利.
five years ago: 12 13 jeffrey dahmer was murdered in a wisconsin prison by a fellow 14. norwegian voters rejected european union membership. sixties war protester jerry rubin died in los angeles, two weeks after being hit by a car; he was 56.
one year ago: some republicans expressed disappointment and 15 over president clinton's written responses to 81 questions from the house judiciary committee concerning the monica lewinsky affair, with one accusing the president of "word games."
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