This Day in Auto History: 11.28.1895 The Chicago Times-Herald Contest is won by J. Frank Duryea in his motor carriage, although the Gold Medal is awarded to the Morris & Salom Electrobat II for alleged greater ease of operation 11.28.1939 H. W. Linneen of the Sinclair Refining Company dies at age 44 11.28.1962 Racer Ken Johnson is born in the United States

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas A. Wick