Officials say today was the busiest travel day of the year nationwide, but they also warn that Wednesday will probably bring NYC to a grinding gridlock status, which is bound to go down in the traffic jam record-books.

Get ready, set and be prepared to not go anywhere this coming Wednesday as we see holiday gridlock like we've never seen before thanks to the triple play arrival of Justin Bieber, Barack Obama in Manhattan and The Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Spectacular on live TV.

American Revolution
"The Chancellor" is born, 1746. Robert R. (or R.R.) Livingston—later known as "the Chancellor"—becomes the first of nine children eventually born to Judge Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman Livingston in their family seat, Clermont, on the Hudson River in upstate New York.

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This Week in History, Nov 27 - Dec 3

Nov 27, 1095
Pope Urban II orders first Crusade and makes perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of "Deus vult!" or "God wills it!"

Nov 28, 1520

HOLIDAY GRIDLOCK. Busiest Travel Day

3 STUDENTS RELEASED. Back in USA.

BLACK FRIDAY SALES. 6.6 Increase.

4 CL DEATHS. Searching for Jobs.

CATHOLIC MASS. After 30 Years.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. Support Area Establishments.

PAKISTAN NATO ATTACK. Death Toll Rises.

NBA ENDS LOCKOUT. Season Salvaged.

NASA LAUNCH. Mission To Mars?

SAT SCANDAL. More Cheating.

A United Nations panel today voiced deep concern about massive human rights violations in Syria, including the reported torture of children, as the Government’s violent crackdown against protesters continues.

The UN Committee against Torture, which is concluding its 47th session in Geneva, has reviewed “numerous, consistent and substantiated” reports and information about widespread rights violations in the country, it stated in a news release.