On this day: November 29

POSTED: 10:22 PM PST Nov 28, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 28, 2012 

Edison shows off his phonograph, atom bomb testing heads underground, a chimpanzee orbits the Earth, the Pong craze begins, and the world loses another Beatle, all on this day.

OTD November 29 - Don Cheadle
24 / 39
Yves Herman/Reuters

1964: Actor Don Cheadle, best known for his roles in movies such as "Boogie Nights," "Traffic," "Ocean's Eleven," "Crash," "Iron Man 2" and "Hotel Rwanda," is born in Kansas City, Mo.

Advertisement

Most Popular

Advertisement