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

1898

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

1867

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

1832

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

2011

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

2015

The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.

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