On This Day, Nov. 27: First Macy's Thanksgiving parade held in NYC

On November 27, 1924, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
On November 27, 1924, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- On this date in history:

In 1901, the U.S. War Department authorized creation of the Army War College to instruct commissioned officers. It was built in Leavenworth, Kan.

In 1924, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York. The first three years, it was known as the Macy's Christmas Parade.

In 1940, two months after Gen. Ion Antonescu seized power in Romania and forced King Carol II to abdicate, more than 60 aides of the exiled king, including Nicolae Iorga, a former minister and acclaimed historian, were executed.

File Photo courtesy the Germany Federal Archive
File Photo courtesy the Germany Federal Archive
On November 27, 1983, a crippled Avianca jumbo jet, similar to the one pictured, crashed in flames on approach to the Madrid, Spain, airport, killing 181 people and injuring 11. File Photo by Michel Gilliand/Wikimedia
On November 27, 1983, a crippled Avianca jumbo jet, similar to the one pictured, crashed in flames on approach to the Madrid, Spain, airport, killing 181 people and injuring 11. File Photo by Michel Gilliand/Wikimedia

In 1970, a man with a knife attempted to injure Pope Paul VI at Manila Airport in the Philippines.

In 1978, a disgruntled former San Francisco official shot and killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay official elected in California.

On November 27, 1992, a fire destroyed parts of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, threatening the famous Lipizzaner stallions. File Photo by Gugerell/Wikimedia
On November 27, 1992, a fire destroyed parts of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, threatening the famous Lipizzaner stallions. File Photo by Gugerell/Wikimedia

In 1983, a crippled Colombian jumbo jet crashed in flames on approach to the Madrid, Spain, airport, killing 181 people and injuring 11. Among those killed were several notable literary figures invited to a meeting in Colombia, including Mexican novelist Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Peruvian novelist Manuel Scorza and Argentine writer Marta Traba.

In 1989, Virginia certified Douglas Wilder as the first elected Black American governor by a margin of 0.38 percent of the vote.

Msgr. Pasquale Macci (C), private secretary to Pope Paul VI, pushes away a crew-cut, cassock-clad man (R) trying to attack the pope with a knife at the airport in Manila, Philippines, shortly after the Pope’s arrival on November 27, 1970. UPI File Photo
Msgr. Pasquale Macci (C), private secretary to Pope Paul VI, pushes away a crew-cut, cassock-clad man (R) trying to attack the pope with a knife at the airport in Manila, Philippines, shortly after the Pope’s arrival on November 27, 1970. UPI File Photo

In 1992, a fire destroyed parts of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, threatening the famous Lipizzaner stallions.

In 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Iraq under the cover of darkness in a surprise visit to U.S. forces in Baghdad. The president mingled with troops gathered in a hangar for Thanksgiving dinner and joined the serving line, dishing out corn and sweet potatoes. Bush's 2 1/2 hour stay marked the first time a U.S. president traveled to Iraq.

Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder (R), beams upon receiving the 75th NAACP Spingarn Medal from former recipient Percy Ellis Sutten (L) of New York on July 12, 1990, in Los Angeles. On November 27, 1989, Wilder became the first elected African-American governor in the United States. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder (R), beams upon receiving the 75th NAACP Spingarn Medal from former recipient Percy Ellis Sutten (L) of New York on July 12, 1990, in Los Angeles. On November 27, 1989, Wilder became the first elected African-American governor in the United States. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
File Photo by Roger Williams/UPI
File Photo by Roger Williams/UPI

In 2022, Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii's Big Island, erupted for the first time in 38 years. Lava flowed for more than two weeks and caused more than $1.5 million in damage.

On November 27, 1978, a former San Francisco official killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay official elected in California. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
On November 27, 1978, a former San Francisco official killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay official elected in California. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
File Photo by Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/EPA-EFE
File Photo by Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/EPA-EFE