This Day In History, November 29th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on November 29th
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, an English statesman and Catholic priest, dies in Leicester, England, in 1530. He was formerly one of England's most influential individuals and served as Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII.
1877: Thomas Edison, an American inventor, shows off his phonograph, a gadget that records and plays back sound. This was a significant milestone in the history of recorded music, paving the way for the advancement of current sound recording technology.
The partition of Palestine is approved by the United Nations in 1947, resulting in the establishment of the state of Israel. This judgment was a watershed moment in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
1963: US President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints the Warren Commission to examine President John F. Kennedy's killing. The commission found that Lee Harvey Oswald carried out the assassination alone.
Natalie Wood, an actress, drowns in a boating accident off the coast of Catalina Island, California, in 1981. Her death was considered an accident, but the circumstances of her death have sparked debate and suspicion.
1530: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, an English statesman and Catholic churchman, dies in Leicester, England. He served as Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII and was once one of the most powerful men in England.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was a prominent actor in the English Reformation and King Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor from 1515 until 1529. He was one of the most powerful men in England at the period, but he fell out of favor with the king after failing to get an annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Wolsey was charged with treason and died on his way to London to stand trial. His death marked the conclusion of a spectacular career in which he rose from poor beginnings to become one of Europe's most prominent men.
1877: American inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph, a machine that records and plays back sound. This was a major breakthrough in the history of recorded music and paved the way for the development of modern sound recording technology.
Thomas Edison publicly showed his phonograph for the first time on November 29, 1877. The phonograph was a device that could record and play back sound, and it was a significant step forward in the history of recorded music. There was no means to capture and reproduce sound prior to the phonograph, and live concerts were the only way to enjoy music. Edison's discovery cleared the door for contemporary sound recording technology to evolve and had a tremendous influence on the music business, as well as many other sectors such as telephony, radio, and film.
1947: The United Nations approves the partition of Palestine, which led to the creation of the state of Israel. This decision was a major turning point in the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
The United Nations General Assembly voted on November 29, 1947, to adopt a plan to split Palestine into two nations, one for Jews and one for Arabs. The proposal was approved by Jewish authorities but rejected by Arab leaders, and eventually resulted in the establishment of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948. The judgment was a watershed moment in the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians, resulting in the eviction of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and the foundation of a Jewish-majority state in the region. The war between Israelis and Palestinians is still unsolved, and the question of Palestine's division remains political and divisive.
1963: US President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination.
On November 29, 1963, barely one week after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Warren Commission to investigate the killing. The panel was named for its head, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and its objective was to investigate the assassination and deliver its conclusions to President John F. Kennedy. The panel determined that Lee Harvey Oswald carried out the assassination alone, with no proof of a conspiracy or involvement by other persons or groups. However, the commission's findings have been the subject of much controversy and debate over the years, and many people continue to believe that the assassination was part of a larger conspiracy.
1981: Actress Natalie Wood drowns in a boating accident off the coast of Catalina Island, California. Her death was ruled an accident, but there has been controversy and speculation surrounding the circumstances of her death.
Natalie Wood died in a boating accident off the coast of Catalina Island, California, on November 29, 1981. She went lost while on a yacht with her husband, actor Robert Wagner, and actor Christopher Walken, and was subsequently discovered in the water. Her death was officially considered an accident, but the circumstances of her death have sparked debate and conjecture. In 2011, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reopened the investigation and altered the cause of death from unintentional drowning to "drowning and other undetermined factors" on her death certificate. However, the case remains unsolved, and the circumstances surrounding Wood's death are still being speculated about and debated.