November 26
1789 - The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington to observe the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
1825 - The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
1832 - Public streetcar service began in New York City.
1864 - English mathematician and writer Charles Dodgson presented a handwritten and illustrated manuscript, “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground,” to his 12-year-old friend Alice Pleasance Liddell; the book was later turned into “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” published under Dodgson’s pen name, Lewis Carroll.
1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamen since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.
1933 - A judge in New York ruled the James Joyce book “Ulysses” was not obscene and could be published in the United States.
1940 - The Nazis began to force Warsaw's Jews to live in a walled ghetto.
1941 - U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull delivered a note to Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Kichisaburo Nomura, setting forth U.S. demands for "lasting and extensive peace throughout the Pacific area." The same day, a Japanese naval task force consisting of six aircraft carriers left the Kuril Islands, headed toward Hawaii.
1943 - During World War II, the HMT Rohna, a British transport ship carrying American soldiers, was hit by a German missile off Algeria; 1,138 men were killed.
1946 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing beginning Dec. 1.
1949 - India adopted a constitution as a republic within the British Commonwealth.
1950 - China entered the Korean War, launching a counter-offensive against soldiers from the United Nations, United States and South Korea.
1973 - President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she'd accidentally caused part of the 18 1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
1975 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford.
1986 - President Ronald Reagan appointed a commission headed by former Sen. John Tower to investigate his National Security Council staff in the wake of the Iran-Contra affair.
1992 - Britain announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income, and would take her children off the public payroll.
1998 - Tony Blair became the first British prime minister to speak to the Irish parliament.
2000 - Florida Secretary of state Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in Florida's presidential balloting by 537 votes over Al Gore.
2008 - Terrorists launched commando-style attacks on two luxury hotels, a Jewish center and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India, killing 166 people.
2009 - An investigation ordered by Ireland's government found that Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin had spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and that most fellow clerics turned a blind eye.
2010 - Nineteen-year-old Somali-born Mohamed Osman Mohamud was arrested by federal agents during a sting in Portland, Oregon, accused of planning to detonate van of explosives during Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
2020 - Taking questions from reporters for the first time since the election, President Donald Trump acknowledged that he would leave the White House if Democrat Joe Biden’s win was affirmed by the Electoral College; Trump also unleashed another round of complaints about the vote.
Birthdays
28 - Aubrey Peeples (actress/singer)
31 - Rita Ora (actress/singer)
34 - Kat DeLuna (singer)
36 - Matt Carpenter (baseball player)
39 - Jessica Camacho (actress)
40 - Natasha Bedingfield (singer)
41 - Jessica Bowman (actress)
45 - Joe Nichols (country singer)
45 - Maia Campbell (actress)
46 - DJ Khaled (musician)
48 - Peter Facinelli (actor)
55 - Kristin Bauer (actress)
55 - Garcelle Beauvais (actress)
56 - Scott Adsit (actor)
66 - Scott Jacoby (actor)
73 - Marianne Muellerleile (actress)
82 - Tina Turner (singer)
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Today in Sports History - November 26
1917 - The National Hockey League was founded in Montreal, succeeding the National Hockey Association.
1958 - Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens) scored his 600th NHL career goal.
1960 - The new American League baseball franchise in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota announces their nickname of "Twins".
1963 - Navy quarterback Roger Staubach wins the Heisman Trophy.
1968 - USC running back O.J. Simpson wins the Heisman Trophy.
1969 - Oklahoma running back Steve Owens wins the Heisman Trophy.
1984 - Guy Lafleur (Montreal Canadiens) announced he would retire after 14 years in the NHL.
1995 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets an NFL record with his 343rd career touchdown pass.
1996 - Major League Baseball owners approve to implement interleague play on a vote of 26-4.
1998 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) became only the second running back in NFL history to run for more than 15,000 career yards.
1999 - Steve Yzerman scores his 600th NHL goal.
2003 - Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) played in his 1,616th NHL game, breaking Larry Murphy's record for defensemen. Only three players had played more games than Stevens.
2011 - NBA players and owners reached a tentative agreement to end a 149-day lockout.
1789 - The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington to observe the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
1825 - The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
1832 - Public streetcar service began in New York City.
1864 - English mathematician and writer Charles Dodgson presented a handwritten and illustrated manuscript, “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground,” to his 12-year-old friend Alice Pleasance Liddell; the book was later turned into “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” published under Dodgson’s pen name, Lewis Carroll.
1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamen since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.
1933 - A judge in New York ruled the James Joyce book “Ulysses” was not obscene and could be published in the United States.
1940 - The Nazis began to force Warsaw's Jews to live in a walled ghetto.
1941 - U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull delivered a note to Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Kichisaburo Nomura, setting forth U.S. demands for "lasting and extensive peace throughout the Pacific area." The same day, a Japanese naval task force consisting of six aircraft carriers left the Kuril Islands, headed toward Hawaii.
1943 - During World War II, the HMT Rohna, a British transport ship carrying American soldiers, was hit by a German missile off Algeria; 1,138 men were killed.
1946 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing beginning Dec. 1.
1949 - India adopted a constitution as a republic within the British Commonwealth.
1950 - China entered the Korean War, launching a counter-offensive against soldiers from the United Nations, United States and South Korea.
1973 - President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she'd accidentally caused part of the 18 1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
1975 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford.
1986 - President Ronald Reagan appointed a commission headed by former Sen. John Tower to investigate his National Security Council staff in the wake of the Iran-Contra affair.
1992 - Britain announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income, and would take her children off the public payroll.
1998 - Tony Blair became the first British prime minister to speak to the Irish parliament.
2000 - Florida Secretary of state Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in Florida's presidential balloting by 537 votes over Al Gore.
2008 - Terrorists launched commando-style attacks on two luxury hotels, a Jewish center and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India, killing 166 people.
2009 - An investigation ordered by Ireland's government found that Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin had spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and that most fellow clerics turned a blind eye.
2010 - Nineteen-year-old Somali-born Mohamed Osman Mohamud was arrested by federal agents during a sting in Portland, Oregon, accused of planning to detonate van of explosives during Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
2020 - Taking questions from reporters for the first time since the election, President Donald Trump acknowledged that he would leave the White House if Democrat Joe Biden’s win was affirmed by the Electoral College; Trump also unleashed another round of complaints about the vote.
Birthdays
28 - Aubrey Peeples (actress/singer)
31 - Rita Ora (actress/singer)
34 - Kat DeLuna (singer)
36 - Matt Carpenter (baseball player)
39 - Jessica Camacho (actress)
40 - Natasha Bedingfield (singer)
41 - Jessica Bowman (actress)
45 - Joe Nichols (country singer)
45 - Maia Campbell (actress)
46 - DJ Khaled (musician)
48 - Peter Facinelli (actor)
55 - Kristin Bauer (actress)
55 - Garcelle Beauvais (actress)
56 - Scott Adsit (actor)
66 - Scott Jacoby (actor)
73 - Marianne Muellerleile (actress)
82 - Tina Turner (singer)
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Today in Sports History - November 26
1917 - The National Hockey League was founded in Montreal, succeeding the National Hockey Association.
1958 - Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens) scored his 600th NHL career goal.
1960 - The new American League baseball franchise in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota announces their nickname of "Twins".
1963 - Navy quarterback Roger Staubach wins the Heisman Trophy.
1968 - USC running back O.J. Simpson wins the Heisman Trophy.
1969 - Oklahoma running back Steve Owens wins the Heisman Trophy.
1984 - Guy Lafleur (Montreal Canadiens) announced he would retire after 14 years in the NHL.
1995 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets an NFL record with his 343rd career touchdown pass.
1996 - Major League Baseball owners approve to implement interleague play on a vote of 26-4.
1998 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) became only the second running back in NFL history to run for more than 15,000 career yards.
1999 - Steve Yzerman scores his 600th NHL goal.
2003 - Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) played in his 1,616th NHL game, breaking Larry Murphy's record for defensemen. Only three players had played more games than Stevens.
2011 - NBA players and owners reached a tentative agreement to end a 149-day lockout.
