1782 - The United States and Great Britain sign a preliminary peace agreement to end the Revolutionary War that would later become the Treaty of Paris.

November 30, 1981

The United States and U.S.S.R. open talks to reduce intermediate-range nuclear forces

Representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union open talks to reduce their intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) in Europe. The talks lasted until December 17, but ended inconclusively.
SALT I (1972) and SALT II (1979) reduced the number of strategic nuclear weapons held by the two superpowers, but left unresolved the issue of the growing number of non-strategic weapons-the so-called intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2500

November 30, 1993

Brady Bill signed into law

During a White House ceremony attended by James S. Brady, President Bill Clinton signs the Brady handgun-control bill into law. The law requires a prospective handgun buyer to wait five business days while the authorities check on his or her background, during which time the sale is approved or prohibited based on an established set of criteria.

In 1981, James Brady, who served as press secretary for President Ronald Reagan, was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during an attempt on President Reagan's life outside a hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan himself was shot in his left lung but recovered and returned to the White House within two weeks. Brady, the most seriously injured in the attack, was momentarily pronounced dead at the hospital but survived and began an impressive recovery from his debilitating brain injury.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5563

November 29, 1775

Congress creates Committee of Secret Correspondence

On this day in 1775, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, establishes a Committee of Secret Correspondence. The committee’s goal was to provide European nations with a Patriot interpretation of events in Britain’s North American colonies, in the hope of soliciting aid for the American war effort.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52062

November 29, 1864

Sand Creek massacre

Peaceful Southern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians are massacred by a band of Colonel John Chivington's Colorado volunteers at Sand Creek, Colorado.

The causes of Sand Creek massacre were rooted in the decades-long conflict for control of the Great Plains of eastern Colorado.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2402

November 29, 1967

McNamara resigns as Secretary of Defense

Robert S. McNamara announces that he will resign as Secretary of Defense and will become president of the World Bank.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1517

Reuters

MUMBAI UPDATE: Indian forces take back financial capital after 60-hour attacks kill 195 — including 6 Americans.

Obama adviser once critical of Clinton is back

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON

A former adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign who once called Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a "monster" is now working on the transition team for the agency that Clinton may lead.

State Department officials said Friday that Samantha Power is among foreign policy experts the president-elect's office selected to help the incoming administration prepare for Clinton's anticipated nomination as secretary of state.

The Obama transition team's Web site includes Power's name as one of 14 members of the "Agency Review Team" for the State Department.

During the Democratic primary campaign, Power called Clinton "a monster" in an interview. She then resigned, calling her remarks inexcusable and contradictory to her admiration for Clinton.

John Adams replaces Silas Deane

After the judgment and loyalty of Silas Deane is called into question, Congress appoints John Adams to succeed Deane as the commissioner to France on this day in 1777.

Deane had been recalled to America by Congress after fellow diplomat Arthur Lee accused him of misappropriating French funds.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52061

November 28, 1862

: Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas

Union troops under General John Blunt drive Confederates under General John Marmaduke back into the Boston Mountains in northwestern Arkansas.

The Battle of Cane Hill was part of a Confederate attempt to drive the Yankees back into Missouri and recapture ground lost during the Pea Ridge campaign of early 1862, when Union forces secured parts of northern Arkansas.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2401

November 28, 1943

FDR attends Tehran Conference

On this day in 1943, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt joins British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at a conference in Iran to discuss strategies for winning World War II and potential terms for a peace settlement.

Tehran, Iran, was chosen as the site for the talks largely due to its strategic importance to the Allies. The United States was able to get supplies to the Soviets through Iran when Germany controlled most of Europe, the Balkans and North Africa, and German U-boat attacks on Allied shipping in the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea made transport treacherous.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52022

Steele meeting resistance in bid for RNC post

Ralph Z. Hallow (Contact)
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Republicans, reeling from another election defeat, have taken to arguing over whether their national leader should come from the elected ranks of the Republican National Committee or be a political celebrity such as former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.

"For this association of members to choose to outsource its leadership would, I believe, be an abdication of our responsibility," Curly Haugland, an RNC member from North Dakota and the former North Dakota Republican Party chairman, wrote in an e-mail to Mr. Steele.

Mr. Haugland called on Mr. Steele to quit the contest for Republican national chairman because he is not an RNC member.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/27/steele-meeting-resistance-in-bid-for-rnc-post/

Russia to complete Iran nuclear plant in 2009 -Tass

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will complete Iran's first nuclear power plant in 2009, Itar-Tass news agency quoted the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation as saying on Thursday.

The launch of the Bushehr plant's nuclear reactor has frequently been delayed. Russian and Iranian officials have given different dates for the start-up. Iran's foreign minister said last year the plant would launch in mid-2008.

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-36735220081127

Russia has already delivered nuclear fuel under a $1 billion contract to build the Bushehr plant on the Gulf coast in southwest Iran. Russia has blamed previous delays on problems with receiving payment from Iran.

Iraqi Parliament Approves U.S. Security Pact

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Iraq's parliament on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States that lets American troops stay in Iraq for three more years.

By a simple majority of 149 out of 198 members present, the Iraqi parliament voted in favor of the pact, FOX News reported. It was backed by the ruling coalition's Shiite and Kurdish blocs as well as the largest Sunni Arab bloc, which had demanded concessions for supporting the deal.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,458350,00.html

I want to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving. When you give thanks today for what you have, remember to also thank anybody serving in the military who allow us to give thanks by protecting us and making sure that our freedom will never be taken away from us. Also, cherish the time you can spend with your family because family is truly wonderful to have. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

November 27, 1924

First Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is held

On this day, New York City's Macy's department store held its first Thanksgiving Day parade down a two-mile stretch of Broadway from Central Park West to Herald Square. The parade featured large performing platforms that, because they were attached to specially outfitted automobiles concealed beneath them, seemed to float down Broadway.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7819

November 27, 1954

Alger Hiss released from prison

After 44 months in prison, former government official Alger Hiss is released and proclaims once again that he is innocent of the charges that led to his incarceration. One of the most famous figures of the Cold War period, Hiss was convicted in 1950 of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury. Specifically, Hiss was judged to have lied about his complicity in passing secret government documents to Whittaker Chambers, who thereupon passed the papers along to agents of the Soviet Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2497

November 27, 1965

Pentagon calls for troop increase

The Pentagon informs President Johnson that if General Westmoreland is to conduct the major sweep operations necessary to destroy enemy forces during the coming year, U.S. troop strength should be increased from 120,000 to 400,000 men.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1513


1973 - Gerald Ford was confirmed as the Vice President under Richard Nixon.

AP

An organization calling itself Deccan Mujahideen claimed it was behind the devastating attacks on at least seven high-profile sites in India's financial capital, motive remains unclear

November 26, 1863

Mine Run campaign begins

Union General George Meade moves against General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia after months of inaction following the Battle of Gettysburg. Meade's troops found no weaknesses in Lee's lines, and the offensive was abandoned after only five days.

Meade was under pressure from the Lincoln administration to act before the end of 1863. For months after Gettysburg, the two battered armies nursed their wounds and gazed warily at one another across the Rappahannock River. In October 1863, Lee attempted to move his army between the Union force and Washington, D.C., but his offensive failed at Bristoe Station. Now, Meade hoped to attack part of Lee's army.

November 26, 1941

FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

Feds Warn of Terror Plot Against New York Subways

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:04 AM

Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway system during the holiday season. An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says the FBI has received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaida terrorists in late September may have discussed attacking the subway system. The report indicates that al-Qaida terrorists "in late September may have discussed targeting transit systems in and around New York City. These discussions reportedly involved the use of suicide bombers or explosives placed on subway/passenger rail systems," according to the document. http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/NY_subway_terror/2008/11/26/155489.html?s=al&promo_code=721F-1

Iran reports rocket launch amid nuclear tension

7:48am EST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has successfully launched a rocket called "Kavosh 2," Iran's state media reported on Wednesday, displaying the Islamic state's advances in ballistics at a time when the West is worried about its nuclear ambitions.

The launch follows an announcement earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile, saying the Islamic Republic was ready to defend itself against any attacker.

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AP2KP20081126

Iran says it now runs more than 5,000 centrifuges

Nov 26, 8:21 AM (ET)

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has more than 5,000 centrifuges to process uranium at its enrichment plant, its nuclear chief said Wednesday, in the country's latest defiance of U.N. demands that it halt the controversial program.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081126/D94MKSJ81.html