1. 1789: The first national Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in the United States, as proclaimed by President George Washington.
2. 1863: President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in the United States.
3. 1922: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
4. 1942: The film "Casablanca," directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in New York City.
5. 1943: During World War II, the HMT Rohna, a British transport ship, was sunk by a German air attack in the Mediterranean. It was the largest single-incident loss of U.S. troops at sea in the war.
6. 1979: The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was attacked by a mob, leading to the death of four people and the burning of the embassy.
7. 2008: A series of coordinated terrorist attacks occurred in Mumbai, India. Over four days, multiple locations were targeted, resulting in at least 166 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
8. 2011: NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, carrying the Curiosity rover, was launched to explore Mars.
These are just a few events from history that took place on November 26. Events may vary each year, so you might want to check for specific occurrences in a particular year.
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