November 28th, 2009

Today in History

1994:
In Portage, Wisconsin, convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by a deranged inmate in the Columbia Correctional Institute gymnasium.

1969:
The Rolling Stones release the classic album Let It Bleed.

1942:
In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove night club kills 491 people.

1912:
Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

1895:
First American Automobile race. 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in about 10 hours.