November 29th

• 1877

  Thomas Edison first demonstrates his phonograph.

• 1887

  US gains rights to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• 1910

  Ernest Sirrine patents the traffic lights system.

• 1963

  The Beatles release 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in the UK.

• 1972

  Atari releases Pong, the first successful video game. View Post →

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• 1975

  Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano begins erupting.

• 2022

  Three stowaways survive 11 days at sea off Nigeria's coast.

• 1777

  San Jose, California, is founded as the first Californian city.

• 1975

  Bill Gates names his company 'Microsoft'.

• 2001

  George Harrison of The Beatles passes away.

• 1929

  Explorer Richard Byrd makes first flight over South Pole.