On This Very Day
November 26th
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- 1778
Captain James Cook first European to visit Maui.
- 1789
First national Thanksgiving in America.
- 1825
First college fraternity, Kappa Alpha, founded.
- 1842
University of Notre Dame founded.
- 1922
Howard Carter opens King Tut's tomb.
- 1941
Japanese fleet moves toward Pearl Harbor.
- 1942
'Casablanca' premieres in New York City.
- 1948
First Polaroid camera sold in Boston.
- 1956
TV game show 'The Price Is Right' debuts.
- 1969
US President Nixon signs Selective Service draftees bill.
- 1974
Suspension bridge collapses in Nepal; 140 die.
- 1983
Brink's-Mat heist nets 26 million pounds in England.
- 2012
Hurricane Sandy costs New York $32 Billion.
- 2018
Heatwave in Queensland kills thousands of flying foxes.
- 1716
First lion exhibited in America in Boston.
- 1832
Public streetcar service starts in New York City.
- 1917
National Hockey League (NHL) formed in Montreal. View Post →
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