On This Day in History November 26, 2023

Historical Events 1778  British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 1789  1st national Thanksgiving in America 1791  1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington's home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph attend. 1865  "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is published in America 1922  English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's virtually intact tomb in Egypt More Historical Events Famous Birthdays DJ Khaled 48th Birthday Gregorio Álvarez 1925 - 2016 Karl Ziegler 1898 - 1973 Robert Goulet 1933 - 2007 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Bernardo Bertolucci 1941 - 2018 Sojourner Truth 1797 - 1883 More Famous Deaths November 26: Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it! Read the Article