in history
Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:
- Berry Gordy, Jr.: Biography of the Day
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Born this day in 1929, Berry Gordy, Jr., founded the Motown Record Corporation in Detroit in 1959, through which he developed many great rhythm-and-blues performers, including Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson.
- Opening of Tehrn Conference : 28 November 1943 - This Day in History
The Tehr
n Conference, attended by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, at which Stalin pressed for an invasion of France, opened this day in 1943. More Events on this day:
1961: Gridiron football player Ernie Davis of Syracuse University became the first African American to win the prestigious Heisman Trophy.
1960: Mauritania declared its independence and left the French Community.
1919: Lady Astor became the first woman elected to the British House of Commons.
1872: Wilhelm Reiss became the first climber to reach the top of Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, in Ecuador.
1820: German philosopher Friedrich Engels, coauthor with Karl Marx of The Communist Manifesto (1848), was born.
1582: Famed English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
The newest CD from Danny & Gerry is here: More Of Our Songs 20/20. See more information on our homepage and get your copy through our online shopping service.
Danny & Gerry - More Of Our Songs 20/20
With the release of "Our Day Out" Danny and Gerry introduced their first audio story called "The Birds Restaurant". You can listen to the first 5 minutes when you click on the picture of "The Birds Restaurant" web page.
There will be another audio story on the new upcomming CD "Our First Songs".
Our Day Out: The Birds Restaurant
I am light as a feather, but big as a barn. Sixty horses can't pull me away from this farm. What am I?
Answer
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.