TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Nov. 29, 2001

Former Beatle George Harrison died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58.

ON THIS DATE 1864

A Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre.

1947

The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; 33 members, including the United States, voted in favor of the resolution, 13 voted against while 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)

1972

The coin-operated video arcade game Pong, created by Atari, made its debut at Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, Calif.