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November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining.
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- 1778 - In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover Maui.
- 1805 - Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- 1825 - At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha Society as the first college social fraternity.
- 1862Events January-March January 10 End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 Julia Ward Howe's " Battle Hy - Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson ( January 27, 1832 January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll was a British author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonde) sends the handwritten manuscript of Alice's Adventures UndergroundJohn Tenniel's illustration for "A Mad Tea-Party", 1865 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a work of children's literature by the British mathematician and author Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. The tale is fraught wi to 10-year-old Alice LiddellAlice Pleasance Liddell ( May 4, 1852 November 16, 1934) was the inspiration for the heroine of the children's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland On July 4, 1862, in a rowboat travelling on the river Thames from.
- 1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen - American Civil WarThe American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as "the U. the Union," " the North," or "the Yankees"; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as "the Confederat: Mine Run - UnionThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in forces under General George MeadeGeorge Gordon Meade ( December 31, 1815 November 6, 1872) was an American military officer during the American Civil War. He is best known for defeating the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee, at the Battle of Gettysburg. Early career M position against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee
- 1872 - The San Francisco Evening Bulletin exposes one of the most notorious mining scandals in US history, The Great Diamond Hoax .
- 1917 - The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
- 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- 1922 - Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor ( The Gulf Between was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed).
- 1941 - US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
- 1941 - World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor - A fleet of six aircraft carriers commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo leaves Hitokapu Bay for Pearl Harbor under strict radio silence.
- 1941 - World War II: The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States.
- 1942 - The film Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.
- 1949 - The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution.
- 1950 - Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and American forces ( Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any thought of a quick end to the conflict.
- 1965 - In the Hammaguira launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter space.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire and is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1983 - Brinks Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly UK£26 million are taken from the Brinks Mat vault at Heathrow Airport
- 1985 - US President Ronald Reagan signs over rights to his autobiography to Random House for a record US$3 million.
- 1986 - Iran-Contra scandal: US President Ronald Reagan announces the members what will become known as the Tower Commission .
- 1998 - Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.
- 2003 - Last ever flight by Concorde.
