American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions made the
first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross
Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes.
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.
(October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957)
On November 29, 1981, the actress Natalie Wood, who starred in
such movies as Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story,
drowned in a boating accident near California’s Catalina Island.
Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role
at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).
Wood’s film credits also include West Side Story (1961), winner
of 10 Oscars, in which she played the lead role of Maria.
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was
an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved
international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
In May 2001, it was revealed that Harrison had undergone an
operation to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs.
In November 2001, Harrison began radiotherapy at Staten
Island University Hospital in New York City for non–small
cell lung cancer that had spread to his brain. He died in
Beverly Hills, California with his second wife Olivia and
their son Dhani by his side. He was 58 years old.
On November 26, 1942, Casablanca, a World War II-era drama
starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in
New York City; it went on to become one of the most beloved
Hollywood movies in history.
Although Casablanca was an A-list film with established stars
and first-rate writers, no one involved with its production
expected it to stand out among the many pictures produced
by Hollywood yearly.
On November 25, 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of
Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the last
British soldiers withdraw from New York City, the last British
military position in the former Thirteen Colonies.
After the last Redcoat departed New York, U.S. General George Washington entered the city in triumph to the cheers of New
Yorkers (below). The city had remained in British hands since
its capture in September 1776.
Four months after New York was returned to the victorious
Patriots, the city was declared to be the capital of the United
States.
Last boat-load of British troops evacuating New York. City.
