Today is Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2006. There are 33 days left in the year. On this date in 1942, nearly 500 people die in a fire that destroys the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2006. There are 33 days left in the year. On this date in 1942, nearly 500 people die in a fire that destroys the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.
In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. In 1806, French forces led by Joachim Murat enter Warsaw. In 1919, American-born Lady Astor is elected the first female member of the British Parliament. In 1925, the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's famed home of country music, makes its radio debut on station WSM. In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin begin conferring in Tehran, Iran, during World War II. In 1958, the African nation of Chad becomes an autonomous republic within the French community. In 1964, the United States launches the space probe Mariner 4 on a course to Mars. In 1975, President Ford nominates Federal Judge John Paul Stevens to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by William O. Douglas.
November 28, 1981: A harmless microscopic plant closely related to seaweed is the cause of bad-tasting water that Youngstown area residents have been reporting.
U.S. Steel Corp. is seeking a multi-billion-dollar takeover of Marathon Oil Co. The takeover is being challenged by another suitor for Marathon, the Mobil Corp.
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services reports that unemployment dropped from 10 percent to 9.9 percent.
November 28, 1966: Pupils return to class in Youngstown public schools after the board of education reaches an agreement in a dispute over bargaining rights with the Youngstown Federation of Teachers. Meanwhile, a strike by the Hubbard Federation of Teachers enters its second week.
A 407,000 federal grant will provide construction of a water tower in Boardman that will alleviate long-standing water pressure problems.
Steel Magazine reports consistently rising expenditures for national defense and escalation of the war in Vietnam are increasing the demand for steel. The magazine projects a quarterly increase of 2.5 billion.
November 28, 1956: The recount in the election battle between Sheriff Paul Langley and G. Stanley Kreiler is marked by growing tension as errors are found in 95 of 188 precincts. Langley threatens to jail one of the recount judges, Robert K. Delisio, a former member of the board of election.
A Trumbull County furniture store executive, Ben Blumental, tells the House un-American Activities subcommittee that he joined the Communist Party in the 1930s, but later made a complete break with the party and moved out of Youngstown. He is secretary-treasurer of the Robins Furniture Co. in Niles.
Joseph J. "Fats" Aiello, a petty racketeer arrested for questioning in the bombing of Democratic Chairman Jack Sulligan's home, refuses to submit to a lie detector test or under questioning while under the influence of sodium pentathol, popularly known as a truth serum.
November 28, 1931: Shenango Furnace No. 1 at Sharpsville will be blown in, providing work for 100 men for an indefinite period.
Judge Harry W. Jewell of Delaware, Ohio, is considering a recommendation by special prosecutor David F. Kennedy that the remaining seven indictments against Mahoning County Prosecutor Ray L. Thomas and seven other Youngstown citizens be dropped.
Youngstown Mayor-elect Mark Moore says he is two weeks away from announcing his cabinet, but indicates that the police chief is likely to be a "dark horse. & quot;