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

1965

France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.

2011

NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory probe, which carried the Curiosity Rover to Mars.

1898

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

1805

Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford designed and completed The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

1716

The United States exhibited the country's first-ever lion in Boston.

What Happened on Nov 26?

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