Cleveland History

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.