• 1798 – A national Thanksgiving Day was observed in the United States, as proclaimed by President George Washington, at the request of Congress.
• 1863 – United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November.
• 1942 – Thanksgiving officially began being celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
• November 26, 2155 (fiction) Dave Lister was found in a cardboard box under the pool table in the Aigburth Arms in Red Dwarf, TV
• 1976 – Anarchy in the U.K., the debut single of the Sex Pistols, was released.
• If you were born on November 26th,
  You were likely conceived the week of… March 4th (same year)

“If I were to be given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.”
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– Charles M. Schulz

“She had me cut them in halves, quarters and eighths and add and subtract the parts. Fractions took on a new meaning, and I felt as if no problem would be too hard for me.”
– Willis Carrier

“Stay focused and secure your bag, because they want you to fail and they don’t want us to win.”
-DJ Khaled

“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.”
– Charles M. Schulz

“Every dog, we are told, has his day, unless there are more dogs than days.”
– Bat Masterson

“I’m not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it’s like relaxing into… and an acceptance of… things.”
– Tina Turner

“Sometimes you have to let everything go – purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything – whatever is bringing you down – get rid of it. Because you will find that when you are free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
– Tina Turner

1716 – First African lion was exhibited in America (in Boston). It was just a single lion, which supposedly later joined a “menagerie” which was basically a traveling circus of exotic animals.

1789 – First (unofficial) national Thanksgiving in the USA recognized by the new government. The 1621 good harvest celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts was first celebrated in North America.

1825 – Kappa Alpha fraternity was founded at Union College, NY.

1832 – The first New York City streetcar ran along Bowery Street in New York, with a 12 cent fare.

1842 – The University of Notre Dame was founded.

1865 – Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carrol, was published.

1867 – The patent (#71,423) for a refrigerated railroad car was issued to J.B. Sutherland of Detroit, Michigan.

1917 – The NHL (National Hockey League) formed, consisting of four teams – Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, and the Quebec Bulldogs. The Bulldogs were replaced by the Arenas shortly after that.

1922 – English archaeologist Howard Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s virtually intact tomb in Egypt. Over the centuries, almost every mummy tomb had been found and plundered – this was possibly the greatest archaeological find of that period.

1922 – The Toll of the Sea debuted 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 – President Franklin D Roosevelt established that Thanksgiving Day would be the fourth Thursday in November.

1942 – Casablanca premiered at Hollywood Theater in New York City. It came out in wide release on January 23, 1943.

1945 – Charlie “Bird” Parker lead a record date for the Savoy label, marketed as the “greatest Jazz session ever.” Recording as Charlie Parker’s Reboppers, the group included Dizzie Gillespie and Miles Davis on trumpet, Curly Russell on bass, and Max Roach on drums. The tracks included during this session include Ko-Ko, Billie’s Bounce, and Now’s the Time.

1950 – #1 Hit November 26, 1949 – January 6, 1950: Frankie Laine – Mule Train

November 26, 1953, Birthday (fictional) Fran Fine, The Nanny, TV

1955 – #1 Hit November 26, 1955 – January 13, 1956: Tennessee Ernie – Sixteen Tons

1956 – The Price Is Right was first broadcast on CBS, hosted by Bill Cullen and announced by Don Pardo.

1970 – In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rain fell in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever on record

1976 – The Sex Pistols released their debut single, Anarchy In The UK. It came from their only album – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.

1977 – The Hobbit, produced by Rankin/Bass, was shown on NBC.

1983 – Six gunmen broke into the Brinks Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, making off with three tons of gold bars valued at almost 48 million dollars (at that time). From a modern perspective, it is worth over $125,000,000. Most of the gold was never recovered.

2003 – The Concorde made its final flight over Bristol, England.

2005 – #1 Hit November 26, 2005 – December 30, 2005: Chris Brown – Run It!

#1 Hit November 26, 2016 – January 6, 2017: Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane – Black Beatles

November 26, 2155 (fiction) Dave Lister was found in a cardboard box under the pool table in the Aigburth Arms in Red Dwarf, TV

TV Quotes… “Sock it to me” (tagline) on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.

The .tv domain name is actually the country code for the small Polynesian nation of Tuvalu.

The famous “NBC chimes” are the notes G-E-C, which coincidentally corresponded to the initials of its future acquirer, the General Electric Corporation.

“I am the great Cornholio!” #TVCatchphrase

Albert Einstein’s ophthalmologist took his eyeballs after his autopsy. They remain to this day floating in a jar in a bank vault in New Jersey.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! was originally titled “Champs and Chumps”.

There is a fine line between “I should make that my status update” and “I should call my therapist”. People need to learn the difference.

In a process called triboluminescence, Wint-O-Green Lifesavers give off little sparks when they are eaten in the dark.

US President #33 Harry Truman (1945-1953) His most famous quote was: “The buck stops here”. Some people say he was “rough” with his language, especially before Mrs. Truman taught him to use the word ‘manure’. Harry’s friends had a bowling alley built in the White House.

James Garfield had no interest in becoming president when he attended the Republican convention in 1880. He was added to the 34th ballot and selected on the 36th. He went on to win the presidency and was assassinated 4 months later.

The Capital of Chad is N’Djamena

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