Unforgettable Events: November 27 in History

On November 27th, some of the most memorable and unbelievable events in history took place. Learn about these incredible events in this historical video! Let's take a look at some of the most unforgettable events that took place on this date in history. Whether you're a history buff or not, this video is a must-watch!

176 Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus aged 15 the rank of Imperator

1493 Christopher Columbus returns to La Navidad colony, finding it destroyed by the 1st native American uprising against Spanish rule. Taíno cacique Caonabo led his people to attack the settlement after the brutal treatment they received from the garrison who disobeyed Columbus's orders.

1826 John Walker invents friction match in England

1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady)

1890 1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation

1895 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's will establishes the Nobel Prize

1901 U.S. Army War College is established in Washington, D.C.

1910 NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal

1911 Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US

1926 Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins

1941 USSR begins a counter offensive, causes Germany to retreat

1948 Honda 1st opens in America

1951 1st rocket to intercept an airplane at White Sands, New Mexico

1957 US Army withdraws from Little Rock, Arkansas after Central High School integration

1970 Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest

1971 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars

1973 US President Richard Nixon signs the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, authorizing petroleum price, production, allocation and marketing controls

1973 US Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President

1987 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney

2001 A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet

2005 First partial human face transplant is completed for Isabelle Dinoire in Amiens, France.

2013 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released

2017 8 Donkeys freed from jail after 4 days in Orai, Uttar Pradesh, India for eating plants

2017 Great Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle announce their engagement

2019 Ghana celebrates the "year of return" marking 300 years since 1st African slave sold in America, by granting 125 people citizenship in special ceremony