November 28, Boston nightclub fireplace kills 492 folks

At present is Friday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2025. There are 33 days left within the 12 months. At present is Thanksgiving in the USA.

At present in historical past:

On Nov. 28, 1942, fireplace engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 folks within the deadliest nightclub blaze ever.

Additionally on this date:

In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing by way of the South American strait that now bears his identify.

In 1925, the Grand Ole Opry (recognized then because the WSM Barn Dance) debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee; it continues right this moment because the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. historical past.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet chief Josef Stalin met in Tehran, Iran, for the primary time to debate Allied cooperation throughout World Warfare II.

In 1961, halfback Ernie Davis of Syracuse College turned the primary Black school soccer participant to be named winner of the Heisman Trophy.

In 1964, the USA launched the house probe Mariner 4 on a course towards Mars, which it flew previous in July 1965, sending again photos of the crimson planet.

In 2001, Enron Corp., as soon as the world’s largest vitality dealer, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion takeover deal. (Enron filed for chapter safety 4 days later.)

In 2022, Payton Gendron, a white gunman who massacred 10 Black folks at a Buffalo grocery store, pleaded responsible to homicide and hate-motivated terrorism costs in an settlement that gave him life in jail with out parole.