Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789

On November 26, 1789

President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.

This Day in History - November 26

1832

The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.

1898

The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.

1865

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.

783 AD

The Queen Adosinda of Asturias was placed in a convent at San Juan de Pravia for the rest of her life.

1867

J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.

What Happened on Nov 26?

What Happened in 1789?