26 November in history
4 events that happened on 26 November, from 1778 to 1965.
✦ Anniversary of the day
1778 CE 248 years ago
Captain Cook sights Maui on his return to Hawaii
On his second visit to the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the Sandwich Islands, James Cook sighted Maui. He was killed at Kealakekua Bay on Hawaii Island less than three months later.
1922 CE 104 years ago
Howard Carter looks into Tutankhamun's tomb
Howard Carter made a small hole in the sealed doorway and peered in by candlelight. Asked if he could see anything, he reportedly replied, 'Yes, wonderful things.'
1942 CE 84 years ago
Casablanca premieres in New York
Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre weeks after the Allies landed in North Africa. It won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
1965 CE 61 years ago
France launches its first satellite
A French Diamant rocket launched the satellite Astérix from Hammaguir in Algeria. France became the third country, after the Soviet Union and the United States, to put a satellite into orbit on its own rocket.
