“What Do Shakespeare, Magellan and the Grand Ole Opry Have in Common?”

“What Do Shakespeare, Magellan and the Grand Ole Opry Have in Common?”

By REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe

Do you have any idea what Shakespeare, Magellan and the Grand Ole Opry share in common?

Give up? All three share an important anniversary today on November 28th.

Are you curious to learn more about Shakespeare, Magellan and the Grand Ole Opry? Then read on below to learn more about these three interesting items and other fascinating facts that occurred on November 28th.

1520 – Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.

1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, playwright William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway buy a bond for their marriage licence.

1843 – Ka Lā Hui: Hawaiian Independence Day – The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.

1919 – Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons.

1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.

1981 – Schoolchildren in Kibeho, Rwanda, experience the first of a series of Marian apparitions (visions of Mary).

While these fascinating facts about Shakespeare, Magellan and the Grand Ole Opry on November 28th have nothing to do with my real estate business selling homes to families in San Jose, Cupertino and Saratoga in Silicon Valley, Calif., they add fun to life.

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Images courtesy of Michelle Carr-Crowe’s private collection, the public domain, the U.S. government or www.freedigitalphotos.net.Facts compiled from Wikipedia, Smithsonian, HistoryOrb and MentalFloss among other sources.

Thank you for reading about these historical events of November 28th and “What Do Shakespeare, Magellan and the Grand Ole Opry Have in Common?”