"Today in history: On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. Also on this date: In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinney made the first airplane flight over the South Pole. In 1961, Enos the chimpanzee was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before splashing down safely south of Bermuda."
"In 1981, film star Natalie Wood drowned at age 43 while boating off California's Santa Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken. In 1987, a Korean Air 707 jetliner en route from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok was destroyed by a bomb planted by North Korean agents, killing all 115 people aboard. In 2001, former Beatle George Harrison died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58."
Today is Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, the 333rd day of the year, with 32 days remaining. On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. In 1929, Richard E. Byrd and crew made the first airplane flight over the South Pole. In 1961, Enos the chimpanzee orbited Earth twice aboard Mercury-Atlas 5. Notable deaths on this date include Natalie Wood (1981) and George Harrison (2001). In 1987 a Korean Air 707 was destroyed by a bomb, killing 115. In 2012 the United Nations granted Palestine non-observer member state status. In 2022 Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and was later freed in 2025 under a mass clemency. Birthdays listed include Joel Coen, Howie Mandel, Don Cheadle and Mariano Rivera.
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