A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 26th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
Okay, so we know Abraham Lincoln created the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, 1863, but what do Wallachians have to be thankful for?
On November 26, 1883, at the age of 86, Sojourner Truth, perhaps the greatest African-American woman advocate of Civil Rights died of natural causes, ending one of if not the greatest life of fighting for African-American rights.
On November 26, 1942, the classic movie, Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in New York City.
On November 26, 1977, the people of southern Britain were astonished to find their afternoon televisions hijacked by an entity claiming to be “Vrillon.”
On November 26, 1983, London’s Heathrow Airport was the scene of one of the most spectacular heists in crime history, an incident referred to as the “Brink’s-Mat Robbery.”
On November 26, 2015, when thoughts of children are wandering to their Christmas and Hanukkah lists, for those among us that are hunters, law enforcement officers, military people, recreational or competitive shooters, interested in self defense and the preservation of liberty, or just into the history and technology of firearms, we present to you our “Bucket List” of guns we would like to own before we are too old to enjoy them.
On November 26, 2015, we ran an article about guns the firearm enthusiast might desperately want for a nice Christmas (or Festivus, or Kwanzaa, or Hanukah, or Winter Solstice) present.
On November 26, 2018, we once again revisited a subject we have covered twice before (“Dear Santa I Want a Gun for Christmas” and “Dear Santa I Want a Gun for Christmas, Redux.”).
On November 26, 2020, we wished you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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