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November 27, 1970

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Headlines from November 27, 1970

Benjamin Davis Sr., First Negro General

By Unknown Author

NORTH CHICAGO, III., Nov. 26 — Benjamin O. Davis Sr., the first Negro to be named a general in the United States armed forces, died today at Great Lakes Naval Hospital here. He was 93 years old.

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Tenants Win Policy Voice In Nation's Public Housing

By John Herbers; Special to The New York Times

NY Times survey shows that tenants of pub housing are rebelling in several cities throughout nation against what they consider to be paternalistic, arbitrary policies of management, ranging from unfair eviction to imposition of ugly decorating schemes; says that in number of cities, organized protests are meeting with such remarkable success that tenants now have some voice in management and complaints have declined rapidly; says standard lease and grievance procedure will soon be put into effect nation

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 25, 1970, covering November 27, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Abraxas by Santana

    Abraxas

    Santana

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin III

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

    Sweet Baby James

    James Taylor

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    38
  4. 4
    Album cover for Close To You by Carpenters

    Close To You

    Carpenters

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Third Album by The Jackson 5

    Third Album

    The Jackson 5

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

Kelly Loeffler

1970Kelly Loeffler, American politician and businesswoman[†]

Kelly Lynn Loeffler is an American businesswoman and politician who has served as the 28th administrator of the Small Business Administration since February 20, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021.

Han Kang

1970Han Kang, South Korean writer[†]

Han Kang is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel The Vegetarian, which became the first Korean language novel to win the International Booker Prize for fiction in 2016. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, a first for an Asian woman and for a Korean.

Markus Vogl

1970Markus Vogl, Austrian politician[†]

Markus Vogl is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Traunviertel from October 2013 to January 2021.

Notable Deaths

Helene Madison

1970Helene Madison, American swimmer and nurse (born 1913)[†]

Helene Emma Madison was an American competition swimmer, a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.

Historical Context for November 27, 1970

In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]