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January 12, 2026

This week in history: Nov. 27 to Dec. 3

November 27, 2025 Dan Reeves

Nov. 27 1895: Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel signed a will allocating most of his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, honoring achievements in peace, physics, chemistry, literature and physiology or medicine. 1934: Bank robber Lester […]

This week in history: Nov. 28 to Dec. 4

November 28, 2024 The Associated Press

Nov. 28 1925: The Grand Ole Opry debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville. 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean. 1942: Fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people […]