📅 November 26 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on November 26? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1778Captain James Cook became the first European to reach the island of Maui
- 1863Americans celebrated the first national Thanksgiving Day proclaimed by President Lincoln
- 1917The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded
- 1922Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon peered into Tutankhamun’s tomb: "I see wonderful things!"
- 2018NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars
🎂 Born on November 26
- ❄️ Willis Carrier (1876) — inventor of air conditioning
- 🐶 Charles Schulz (1922) — creator of "Peanuts" and Snoopy
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November 26 quiz
In what year? 🏝️ Captain James Cook became the first European to reach the island of Maui
In what year? 🦃 Americans celebrated the first national Thanksgiving Day proclaimed by President Lincoln
In what year? 🏒 The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded
Which famous person was born on November 26?