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

1922

British archaeologists entered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

1965

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

1992

Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's first monarch to pay income tax.

1832

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

1867

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

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