Significant Events on November 26 Throughout History
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2025, with 35 days remaining in the year. On this day in history, President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, admitted to accidentally causing part of the erasure of a key Watergate tape in 1973. In 1791, President George Washington held his first full cabinet meeting with key officials. English mathematician Charles Dodgson presented the illustrated manuscript "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" to his friend Alice Pleasance Liddell in 1864, which later became known as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." The National Hockey League was founded in Montreal in 1917, succeeding the National Hockey Association. In 1941, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull delivered demands for peace to Japan, just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film "Casablanca" premiered in New York City in 1942, and in 1998, a tragic train collision in India claimed the lives of 210 people.
In 2000, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush as the winner over Al Gore in the state's presidential balloting by a narrow margin. The U.S. Supreme Court halted recounts, leading to Bush winning Florida's electoral votes and the presidential election. In 2008, militants from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a deadly attack in Mumbai, India, killing at least 175 people over four days. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2011. A devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Albania in 2019, resulting in numerous casualties and displacements.
In conclusion, Nov. 26 has been a significant date in history with events ranging from political scandals to natural disasters and space exploration. Each year on this day, notable incidents have shaped the course of history and left a lasting impact on the world.