November 29 saw the birth of teacher Bronson Alcott in 1799 and his second daughter, author Louisa Mae in 1832. She based the characters and many of the scenes in her beloved novels “Little Women, “Little Men,” and “Jo’s Boys” on the Alcott family and their friends. Image via LOC via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

On November 29, 1972, Atari debuted Pong, the first video game that was a commercial success. Image of a Pong home console that was released a few years later via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 29, 1961, Enos became the first chimpanzee to orbit the earth. Image of Enos being prepared for insertion into the Mercury-Atlas 5 space capsule From NASA via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions

Lot for Sale at Grand Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri November 29, 1908 via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions

Basketball players coming down court in the Port Gym, HRPE, Newport News, Virginia. Official photograph from U.S. Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, Virginia. November 29, 1944 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

An image from November 29, 1920 of a sculpture of three heads of women who appear to be women’s rights activists Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Image via LOC, no known restrictions

On November 29, 1991, a severe dust storm near Coalinga, California caused multiple accidents (over 100 vehicles) along I-5. Image via Shutterstock

Soldier of fortune, Frederick Townsend Ward, was born on November 29, 1831 in Salem, Massachusetts. In the 1860s he commanded the “Ever Victorious Army” against rebels in China. Before dying in battle in 1862 he was wounded over a dozen times while serving as a mercenary in other Chinese battles. Before his death he bequeathed funds to his family and a substantial amount of money to the Union during the American Civil War which was happening while he was fighting abroad. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Diane Ladd, who played the role of “Flo” in the 1974 film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” was born on November 29, 1935 in Laurel, Mississippi. Image of Ladd in 1975 from Harry Chase, Los Angeles Times • CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons