This Day in History: November 29
On this day in 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (not implemented) calling for the partition of Palestine into two separate states—an Arab and a Jewish one—that would retain an economic union.
1893 Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty of China after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
1929 American aviator Richard E. Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole"
1939 USSR drops diplomatic relations with Finland
1943 U-86 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
1951 1st underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat in Nevada
1952 US President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war
1961 Nov 29 1961 After the failure of the #BayofPigs invasion #CIA Director Dulles resigns & is replaced by John #McCone
John McCone was born in #SanFrancisco, CA
He was the director of the CIA under John F Kennedy. Many believe JFK was killed by the CIA.
1963 US President LBJ sets up the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy
1967 Robert McNamara elected president of the World Bank
2019 Wood fragment believed to be from Jesus' manger returned to Bethlehem after 1400 years by Pope Francis
2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris announce the first all-female Communications team for the White House
2021 British socialite and former girlfriend of Jeffery Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of sex trafficking in a federal court in Manhattan [1]
2 years and still no arrest!👆
2021 Jack Dorsey announces he is stepping down as CEO of Twitter, to be replaced by Parag Agrawal
On this day in 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (not implemented) calling for the partition of Palestine into two separate states—an Arab and a Jewish one—that would retain an economic union.
1893 Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty of China after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
1929 American aviator Richard E. Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole"
1939 USSR drops diplomatic relations with Finland
1943 U-86 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
1951 1st underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat in Nevada
1952 US President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war
1961 Nov 29 1961 After the failure of the #BayofPigs invasion #CIA Director Dulles resigns & is replaced by John #McCone
John McCone was born in #SanFrancisco, CA
He was the director of the CIA under John F Kennedy. Many believe JFK was killed by the CIA.
1963 US President LBJ sets up the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy
1967 Robert McNamara elected president of the World Bank
2019 Wood fragment believed to be from Jesus' manger returned to Bethlehem after 1400 years by Pope Francis
2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris announce the first all-female Communications team for the White House
2021 British socialite and former girlfriend of Jeffery Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of sex trafficking in a federal court in Manhattan [1]
2 years and still no arrest!👆
2021 Jack Dorsey announces he is stepping down as CEO of Twitter, to be replaced by Parag Agrawal
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Historical Events in 1893
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