Cleveland History
- November 27, 1967: Cleveland’s Rapid Transit system, the first rapid transit system in the western hemisphere, experiences a significant expansion with the opening of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport extension.
- November 28, 1892: The opening of the Arcade in downtown Cleveland. This historic building, one of America’s earliest indoor shopping centers, is a fine example of Victorian architecture.
- November 29, 1944: The Cleveland Rams, a professional American football team which later moved to Los Angeles and then to St. Louis, played their last game in Cleveland against the Detroit Lions.
- December 1, 1951: The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yanks, contributing to their dominant presence in the early years of the National Football League (NFL).
- December 3, 1973: The Cleveland Museum of Art completes a significant expansion project, enhancing its reputation as one of the leading art museums in the United States.
World History
- November 27, 1095: Pope Urban II initiates the First Crusade with a speech at the Council of Clermont, urging Christians to go to war against Muslim forces in the Holy Land.
- November 28, 1520: Ferdinand Magellan successfully navigates the Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America, becoming the first European to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
- November 29, 1947: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine, leading to the creation of the State of Israel the following year.
- December 1, 1955: In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refuses to obey bus driver James F. Blake’s order to give up her seat in the “colored section” to a white passenger, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement.
- December 3, 1984: The Bhopal disaster occurs in India when a Union Carbide pesticide plant leaks a large amount of toxic gas, leading to one of the worst industrial accidents in history.