Almanac of Absurdities for 11/28

Big Steam day: On this date in 1814, The Times of London is printed for the first time on Steam Powered automatic presses, making newspapers available to a mass audience, and changing society as a result. 1843, the UK and France (briefly) recognize Hawaii as an independent kingdom. The US does not. Lots of birthdays: Randy Newman, Jon Stewart, Alfonso Cuaron, Paul Shaffer.