Nov. 28
1990-Margaret Thatcher resigned after more than 11 years as prime minister of Britain.
1520-Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
1895-The first automobile race took place, between Chicago and Waukegan, Ill.
1925-The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville made its debut on radio station WSM.
1942-Fire destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing nearly 500 people.
1943-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II.
2001-Enron Corp., once the world's largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion deal to take it over.
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