On this day: November 27

POSTED: 10:35 PM PST Nov 26, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 26, 2012 

Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prize, Baby Face Nelson dies in a shootout with the FBI, Harvey Milk is assassinated, MTV bans Madonna, and Tiger Woods crashes his SUV, all on this day.

OTD November 27 - Penn
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University of Pennsylvania

1779: The College of Pennsylvania becomes the University of Pennsylvania. Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and graduate studies.

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