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November 27

William III

1835 – James Pratt and John Smith became the last people to be executed in England for sodomy.
1856 – William III (pictured) unilaterally revised the constitution of Luxembourg, greatly expanding his powers as grand duke.
1963 – President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the "Let Us Continue" speech, in which he advocated for civil-rights legislation and national cohesion, to a joint session of the U.S. Congress five days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
2009 – Lady Gaga performed the first concert of The Monster Ball Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist.

Jacopo Mazzoni (b. 1548)
Katherine Sleeper Walden (b. 1862)
Harvey Milk (d. 1978)
Harrie Massey (d. 1983)

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Gintautas Paluckas

Following parliamentary elections, the Seimas elects Gintautas Paluckas (pictured) as the prime minister of Lithuania.
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif in its investigation of war crimes in Palestine.
In New Zealand, the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protest march arrives at Parliament in response to a proposed bill that would reform the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Light Vessel 95

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... that Soviet academic Lily Golden researched "officially disapproved" genres of contemporary Black music?
... that the opening scene of Yen and Ai-Lee was rewritten as a long take due to rain during filming?
... that anime singer Rei Nakashima was named after Ray Charles?
... that the Miracle in Motown was the first of three successful Hail Mary passes thrown by Aaron Rodgers in a span of 13 months?
... that in high school Anne Marie Armstrong won three state titles in volleyball, three in basketball, and four in track and field?
... that when French secret police raided Deng Xiaoping's hotel room in Billancourt, they encountered copies of the Moscow newspaper Qian Jin Bao?
... that Victoria Espinosa directed the first performance of The Public, almost 50 years after it was written?
... that aerospace engineering firm Helliwells Ltd began as a maker of fireplace accessories?

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