Daily Calendar for Friday, November 28, 2025
Question of the Day
Why is it called hamburger when it is made from beef?
Although the origin of the name isn’t clear, one theory is that “hamburger” was named for the city of Hamburg, Germany, where it was common for residents to pound their beef in the 19th century. By 1912, people in the United States were shaping this pulverized beef into patties.
Over the years and in different regions, “hamburger” also has been called “hamburg,” “hamburg steak,” “burger,” “ground beef patty,” and other names.
Advice of the Day
When things go wrong, don’t go with them.
Home Hint of the Day
To rid a car of stale smoke odor, leave shallow containers of ground coffee in the car. Ventilate the car thoroughly by opening all the windows, and let the wind blow through for several hours.
Word of the Day
Crumpet
A kind of large, thin muffin or cake, light and spongy, and cooked on a griddle or spider.
Puzzle of the Day
What is that which when thrown out, you may always catch without hands?
A hint
Born
- William Blake (poet) –
- Friedrich Engels (philosopher) –
- Earl Grey (Canadian Governor General 1904 - 1911) –
- James Connolly (first champion of modern Olympics) –
- Henry Bacon (architect) –
- Alberto Moravia (writer) –
- Berry Gordy, Jr. (founder of Motown Records) –
- Gary Hart (politician) –
- Paul Warfield (football player) –
- Randy Newman (singer & songwriter) –
- Alexander Godunov (composer, ballet dancer, & actor) –
- Paul Shaffer (musician & composer) –
- Ed Harris (actor) –
- Dave Righetti (baseball player) –
- Judd Nelson (actor) –
- Jon Stewart (actor) –
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress) –
- Scarlett N. Pomers (actress) –
Died
- Washington Irving (writer) –
- James Naismith (invented game of basketball) –
- Dwight Davis (tennis player) –
- Garry Moore (comedian) –
- Leslie Nielsen (actor) –
- Dale Armstrong (drag racer) –
Events
- Navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific, emerging from what is now known as the Strait of Magellan –
- Banff Hot Springs Reserve (later renamed Banff National Park) established –
- North Pacific Canning Company formed, British Columbia –
- First recorded automobile race in America. Six cars left Chicago’s Jackson Park for a 54 mile race to Evanston, Illinois, and back through the snow –
- Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut –
- In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove night club killed 492 people –
- John Lennon made a concert appearance at NYC’s Madison Square Garden –
- U.S. bill signed allowing states to set their own speed limits –
Weather
- Thomas Jefferson recorded in his journal: “It is so cold that the freezing of the ink on the point of my pen renders it difficult to write.” –
- A storm on Lake Superior damaged 29 ships –
- A Lake Superior storm caused waves 20 to 40 feet high –
