Historical Events
McCone CIA Director
Following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion CIA Director Allen Dulles resigns and is replaced by John McCone
- Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss
- John A McCone replaces Allen W Dulles as 6th director of CIA
- Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit
Famous Birthdays
- Kim Delaney, American actress (All My Children, NYPD Blue), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
- Tom Sizemore, American actor (Saving Private Ryan; Wyatt Earp), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2023)
About November 29, 1961
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 62 years, 5 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
#1 Song: (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame/Little Sister - Elvis Presley
