11-26-2011, 05:00 PM
Nov. 26 in history~
on This Day
FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday, 1941
Automotive
First U.S. "cloverleaf" appears on the cover of the Engineering News-Record, 1931
Civil War
Mine Run campaign begins in Virginia, 1863
Cold War
Chinese counterattacks in Korea change nature of war, 1950
Crime
Vigilantes in California lynch two suspected murderers, 1933
Disaster
Winter storm paralyzes southern New England, 1898
General Interest
Archaeologists enter tomb of King Tut, 1922
Hollywood
Casablanca premieres in NYC, 1942
Literary
Alice in Wonderland manuscript is sent as a Christmas present, 1862
Old West
The Great Diamond Hoax is exposed, 1872
Presidential
George W. Bush pardons a turkey, 2002
Vietnam War
Air Force helicopter pilot rescues Special Forces team, 1968
World War I
T.E. Lawrence reports on Arab affairs, 1916
World War II
Japanese task force leaves for Pearl Harbor, 1941
on This Day
FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday, 1941
Automotive
First U.S. "cloverleaf" appears on the cover of the Engineering News-Record, 1931
Civil War
Mine Run campaign begins in Virginia, 1863
Cold War
Chinese counterattacks in Korea change nature of war, 1950
Crime
Vigilantes in California lynch two suspected murderers, 1933
Disaster
Winter storm paralyzes southern New England, 1898
General Interest
Archaeologists enter tomb of King Tut, 1922
Hollywood
Casablanca premieres in NYC, 1942
Literary
Alice in Wonderland manuscript is sent as a Christmas present, 1862
Old West
The Great Diamond Hoax is exposed, 1872
Presidential
George W. Bush pardons a turkey, 2002
Vietnam War
Air Force helicopter pilot rescues Special Forces team, 1968
World War I
T.E. Lawrence reports on Arab affairs, 1916
World War II
Japanese task force leaves for Pearl Harbor, 1941