ON THIS DAY
What happened on November 29?
November 29 brings together stories of polar flight, partition, video games and diplomacy, connecting people and turning points from different places and periods.
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Richard Byrd’s expedition flew over the South Pole
Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Harold June and Ashley McKinley completed the first flight over the South Pole.
The United Nations approved a plan to partition Palestine
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, recommending separate Arab and Jewish states with an international regime for Jerusalem.
Pong was released commercially
Atari installed its early Pong arcade game at a California bar.
Palestine received non-member observer state status at the UN
The UN General Assembly voted to upgrade Palestine’s status from observer entity.
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