Today's Highlight in History:
On November 28th, 1520, Portuguese¹ navigator Ferdinand Magellan麦哲伦 reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait海峡 that now bears his name.

On this date:
In 1919, American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament.

In 1925, the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's famed home of country music, made its radio debut² on station WSM.

In 1942, nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the Cocoanut Grove³ nightclub in Boston.

In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet⁴ leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War Two.

In 1958, the African nation of Chad became an autonomous⁵ republic within the French community.

In 1964, the United States launched the space probe "Mariner⁶ Four" on a course to Mars.

In 1975, President Ford⁷ nominated Federal Judge John Paul Stevens to the US Supreme⁸ Court seat vacated空出 by William O. Douglas.

In 1979, an Air New Zealand DC-10 en route to在去……途中 the South Pole crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing⁹ all 257 people aboard.

In 1987, a South African Airways¹⁰ Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean with the loss of all 159 people aboard.

In 1990, Margaret Thatcher¹¹ resigned as prime minister of Britain during an audience with Queen Elizabeth the Second, who conferred赠予，商谈 the premiership on John Major.

Ten years ago: Romanian gymnast体操运动员 Nadia Comaneci arrived in New York after escaping her homeland by way of Hungary匈牙利.

Five years ago: Serial¹² killer¹³ Jeffrey Dahmer was murdered in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate¹⁴. Norwegian voters rejected European Union membership. Sixties war protester Jerry Rubin died in Los Angeles, two weeks after being hit by a car; he was 56.

One year ago: Some Republicans expressed disappointment and outrage¹⁵ over President Clinton's written responses to 81 questions from the House Judiciary Committee concerning the Monica Lewinsky affair, with one accusing the president of "word games."