Talk:November 26
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 00:52, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- 1778 - The expedition led by James Cook (pictured) reached Maui, the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- 1842 - The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, United States was founded by members of the Roman Catholic Congregation of Holy Cross.
- 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- 1942 - World War II: Josip Tito and the Yugoslav Partisans convened the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
- 1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir: Chinese forces in North Korea launched a massive counterattack against South Korean and United States armed forces, ending any thought of a quick end to the Korean War.
Recent days: November 25 – November 24 – November 23
Removed:
- 2003 - UK foreign secretary Jack Straw makes an unannounced visit to Iraq.
In the larger scheme of things, so what? This is the type of detail is what the Current events page is for. --mav
