“One of the wounded American soldiers who had his Thanksgiving dinner in bed, given by the A.R.C. at American Military Hospital No. 1 at Neuilly” – November 28, 1918 via Library of Congress, no known restrictions

After more than a month of navigating the strait that now bears his name, Magellan finally reached the Pacific Ocean on November 28, 1520. Image: Drawing of Magellan crossing the Strait of Magellan via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

“The first American auto race took place on November 28, 1895, 54 miles long from Chicago to Evanston. Racers battled cold and snowdrifts. Frank Duryea (right, with brother Charles) won with a time of 10 hours, 23 minutes.” Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the U.S.

On November 28, 1925 the WSM Barn Dance radio show began broadcasting and was dubbed the Grand Ole Opry two years later. A fixture in Nashville for country, bluegrass, and gospel music, the Opry has moved to increasingly large venues. Shown are Opry performers on tour in 1947 before a Carnegie Hall appearance. Image from the Gottleib Collection, LOC via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Nearly a week after premiering in St. Louis, “Meet Me in St. Louis” debuted in New York City on November 28, 1944. The movie musical starred Judy Garland who introduced the classic holiday tune: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” Movie Poster by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Loew’s Inc.) via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 28, 1929, Ernie Nevers of The Chicago Cardinals scored all 40 points for his team against the Chicago Bears. His high scoring performance included six rushing touchdowns which was an NFL record that was unshared until 2020. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Born November 28, 1943 Randy Newman’s musical career transitioned from being a solo singer-songwriter to providing the scores for a multitude of movies for almost 50 years. He’s been nominated for 22 Academy Awards, won two plus several Emmys and Grammys and was declared a Disney Legend. Image from Dutch National Archives, CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Henry Bacon, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, was born on November 28, 1866 in Watseka, Illinois. Image: Architect’s drawing of the plan selected for the proposed Lincoln Memorial c. 1912 via LOC, no known restrictions.