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On this day — November 29

A hand-curated thread of what happened on this date, across centuries.

2025

Milestone

The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister.

2013

Milestone

LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide

killing all 33 people on board.

2009

Milestone

Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood

Washington.

2007

Milestone

The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.

1987

Milestone

North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858

which kills all 115 passengers and crew.

1986

Politics

The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War

killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.

1982

Milestone

Michael Jackson releases Thriller

the best-selling music album of all time.

1972

Sport

Atari releases Pong

the first commercially successful video game.

1967

Milestone

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.

1963

Politics

U.S. President Lyndon B

Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

1963

Milestone

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport

killing all 118 people on board.

1963

Milestone

"I Want to Hold Your Hand

recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.

1961

Milestone

Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space

The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.

1952

Politics

U.S. President-elect Dwight D

Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.

1947

Milestone

The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister.

LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide

Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood

The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.

North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858

The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War

Michael Jackson releases Thriller

Atari releases Pong

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.

U.S. President Lyndon B

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport

"I Want to Hold Your Hand

Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space

U.S. President-elect Dwight D

The United Nations General Assembly approve the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.