November 26

Wednesday 26, 2003:

Last flight of the Concorde.

Thursday 26, 1998:

Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.

Wednesday 26, 1986:

The New Yorker publishes Susan Sontag's AIDS short story, "The Way We Live Now"

Tuesday 26, 1985:

US President Ronald Reagan signs over rights to his autobiography to Random House for a record US$3 million.

Saturday 26, 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

Saturday 26, 1977:

Vrillon, representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, takes over Britain's Southern Television for five minutes at 5:12 PM.

Thursday 26, 1970:

In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rain falls in one mintue, the heaviest rainfall ever on record.

Tuesday 26, 1968:

British rock band Cream performs their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Friday 26, 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.

Sunday 26, 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.

Saturday 26, 1949:

The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution.

Thursday 26, 1942:

The film Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.

Wednesday 26, 1941:

1941 - World War II: The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States.

Sunday 26, 1939:

The Red Army stages the Shelling of Mainila in order to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Sunday 26, 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).

Tuesday 26, 1918:

the Podgorica Assembly voted for "union of the people", declaring a joining into the Kingdom of Serbia

Monday 26, 1917:

The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

Sunday 26, 1865:

1865 -The Battle of Papudo between Spain and a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet.

Thursday 26, 1863:

Union forces under General George Meade position against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Wednesday 26, 1862:

Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) sends the handwritten manuscript of Alice's Adventures Underground to 10-year-old Alice Liddell.

Saturday 26, 1825:

At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha Society as the first college social fraternity.

Tuesday 26, 1805:

Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Thursday 26, 1778:

In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover Maui.

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