1. On November 28, 1960, the first major oil spill on the Gulf Coast occurred in the Galveston Bay. The incident contaminated 20 miles of beaches and killed thousands of birds and aquatic creatures.

2. In 1923, University of Texas football player and future U.S. Congressman, Tom Landry, was born on November 28th. Landry went on to become the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and lead them to two Super Bowl victories.

3. On November 28, 1837, the Texas Congress passed a resolution authorizing the establishment of an asylum for the mentally ill in Austin. This was the first state-funded institution of its kind in Texas.

4. On this day in 1922, Howard Hughes founded Hughes Tool Company in Houston. The company went on to become a major player in the oil industry and helped propel Hughes to become one of the richest men in the world.

5. In 1972, the state of Texas observed its first "Migrant Farm Workers Day" on November 28th, recognizing the contributions and hardships of migrant farm workers in the state's agricultural industry.