Pope Urban II Preaching The First Crusade In The Square Of Clermont

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Pope Urban II orders first Crusade

Born on This Day

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

1940 - 1973

American-born actor who helped popularize martial arts in films like "Fist of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon."

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

1942 - 1970

Rock musician and singer who redefined electric guitar playing on hits like "Purple Haze" and "All Along the Watchtower."

82nd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

Kathryn Bigelow

1951 -

Director of "Point Break" who became first woman to win the Best Director Oscar for "The Hurt Locker."

2015

NOV

27

His Holiness drops a prog-rock album entitled Pope Francis: Wake Up! It features excerpts of the pontiff sermonizing on topics like peace, the environment and family, backed by sacred hymns reimagined with guitar riffs and synth.

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1703

Freak storm dissipates over England

On November 27, 1703, an unusual storm system finally dissipates over England after wreaking havoc on the country for nearly two weeks. Featuring hurricane strength winds, the storm killed somewhere between 10,000 and 30,000 people. Hundreds of Royal Navy ships were lost to the storm, the worst in Britain’s history. The unusual weather began on […]

1746

R.R. Livingston, future Founding Father known as “The Chancellor,” is born

On November 27, 1746, Robert R. (or R.R.) Livingston—later known as “the Chancellor”—becomes the first of nine children eventually born to Judge Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman Livingston in their family seat, Clermont, on the Hudson River in upstate New York. The Livingston family were proprietors of large land claims in the Hudson Valley and […]

1868

Colonel George Custer massacres Cheyenne on Washita River

Without bothering to identify the village or do any reconnaissance, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an early morning attack on a band of peaceful Cheyenne living with Chief Black Kettle. After the government convicted Custer of desertion and mistreatment of soldiers earlier that year in a military court, it suspended him from rank and […]

1911

White House housekeeper frets over William Howard Taft’s waistline

On November 27, 1911, Elizabeth Jaffray, a White House housekeeper, writes in her diary about a conversation she’d had with President William Howard Taft and his wife about the commander in chief’s ever-expanding waistline. According to the White House Historical Association, Jaffray was also quoted regarding Taft’s growing girth in a 1926 book called Secrets […]

1940

Bruce Lee born

On November 27, 1940, the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee is born in San Francisco, California. In his all-too-brief career, Lee became a film star in Asia and, later, a pop-culture icon in America. Lee was born while his father, a Chinese opera star, was on tour in America. The Lee family moved back […]

1942

Jimi Hendrix born

On November 27, future rock superstar Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle. In his short career, he would establish himself as one of the most innovative guitarists in rock ‘n’ roll. Hendrix grew up playing guitar, inspired by blues greats like Muddy Waters as well as early rockers. He joined the army in 1959 and […]

1949

Maria Tallchief debuts in “Firebird” as the first-ever American prima ballerina

In a star-making performance, ballerina Maria Tallchief debuts in the New York City Ballet’s production of Firebird on November 27, 1949. During her distinguished career, Tallchief collaborated with famed choreographer George Balanchine and became the first-ever American prima ballerina. Maria Tallchief was born in 1925 on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma, to a Native […]

1954

Accused spy Alger Hiss released from prison

After 44 months in prison, former government official Alger Hiss is released and proclaims once again that he is innocent of the charges that led to his incarceration.  One of the most famous figures of the Cold War period, Hiss was convicted in 1950 of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury. Specifically, Hiss […]

1978

San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered

Former Board of Supervisors member Dan White murders Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall in San Francisco, California on November 27, 1978. White, who stormed into San Francisco’s government offices with a .38 revolver, had reportedly been angry about Moscone’s decision not to reappoint him to the city board. Firing upon […]

2005

Aerosmith and 50 Cent headline a $10 million bat mitzvah

In exchange for a multimillion-dollar fee, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith and rapper 50 Cent took to the stage at New York City’s famous Rainbow Room in the early morning hours of November 27, 2005, as headline performers at the $10 million bat mitzvah of Long Island 13-year-old Elizabeth Brooks. According to the ensuing […]

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