On this day: November 28

POSTED: 10:52 PM PST Nov 27, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 27, 2012 

Magellan reaches the Pacific, William Shakespeare gets hitched, the Grand Ole Opry debuts, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci defects, and Jeffrey Dahmer is killed in prison, all on this day.

OTD November 28 - Paul Shaffer
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1949: Orchestra leader Paul Shaffer, best known as David Letterman's sidekick and band leader since 1982, is born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

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