November 29: Black Friday in the United States (2024); Liberation Day in AlbaniaScreenshot of a game of Pong1781 The crew of the British slave ship Zong, running low on water, began the killing of more than 130 enslaved African people by throwing them into the sea to claim insurance.1810 Napoleonic Wars: British troops rendezvoused at Grand Baie to launch an invasion of Isle de France, now known as Mauritius.1924 The Bronx County Bird Club was formed and would go on to lead the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in the eastern US for three years in a row.1963 Five minutes after taking off from MontralDorval, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight831 crashed in bad weather, killing all 118 people on board.1972 Atari announced the release of Pong (screenshot pictured), one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets.2012 In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine.Christian Doppler (b.1803)George Brown (b.1818)Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (b.1908)Yichi Masuzoe (b.1948)More anniversaries: November 28November 29November 30ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout