TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Nov. 28, 1942

Fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people in the deadliest nightclub blaze ever. (The cause of the rapidly spreading fire, which began in the basement, is in dispute; one theory is that a busboy accidentally ignited an artificial palm tree while using a lighted match to fix a light bulb.)

ON THIS DATE 1961

Ernie Davis of Syracuse University became the first African-American to be named winner of the Heisman Trophy.

2001

Enron Corp., once the world’s largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion takeover deal.