On This Day November 26th

 OTD

November 26 is the 330th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 35 days remain until the end of the year.

 Events

1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze River during the Jin–Song Wars.

1476 – Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.

1778 – Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui in the Hawaiian Islands.

1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

1917 – The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.

1922 – The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor.

1965 – France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its booster.

1998 – Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.

2011 – The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

 

Birthdays

1288 – Go-Daigo, Japanese emperor (d. 1339)

1657 – William Derham, English minister and philosopher (d. 1735)

1827 – Ellen G. White, American religious leader and author, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (d. 1915)

1832 – Mary Edwards Walker, American surgeon and activist, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1919)

1853 – Bat Masterson, American police officer and journalist (d. 1921)

1876 – Willis Carrier, American engineer, invented air conditioning (d. 1950)

1908 – Lefty Gomez, American baseball player and manager (d. 1989)

1922 – Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (d. 2000)

1939 – Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (d. 2023)

1946 – Art Shell, American football player and coach

1987 – Kat DeLuna, American singer, songwriter and dancer

 

Holiday Spotlight

Good Grief Day

  Named after the iconic Charlie Brown catchphrase, Good Grief Day celebrates the life and work of the immovable Charles M. Schulz. Schulz was born on November 26, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His interest in the arts was evident during his upbringing, as he would spend his days taking in the works of Pablo Picasso, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth while also developing a penchant for cartoons. As a child, he would draw dozens upon dozens of cartoons, inspired by either the cartoons he admired or the world around him.

 Growing up, he aspired to be a cartoonist, and at the age of 15, he sent one of his drawings to the “Ripley’s Believe it or Not!” weekly column, which became his first published cartoon — he knew from then on that this was his life.

 After returning from military service in Europe in 1945, he would further develop his career as a cartoonist, scoring his weekly series in 1947. That cartoon was “Li’l Folks,” which would be the predecessor of his magnum opus. “Li’l Folks” would later draw the attention of mega publishers United Features Syndicate in 1950, who asked him to develop a new weekly comic strip. Thus, on October 2, 1950, “Peanuts” was born. The iconic series would become the longest-running comic strip until Schulz died in 2000.

 Peanuts” is considered one of the greatest cartoon series in history, lauded for its simple yet complex humor and philosophical and psychological social commentary. Multiple “Peanuts” television and film iterations were made, the most notable being the 1965 T.V. special “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” which continues to be run in syndication today.

 From the eccentric beagle, Snoopy, and his worrywart owner, Charlie Brown, to the colorful range of supporting characters such as the logical Woodstock, the antagonistic Lucy van Pelt, and the spunky Peppermint Patty, Schulz’s creations have brought laughter and joy to millions around the world.

 

Other Include

Coton de Tulear Day

Crystal Skull World Day

Dev Diwali

International Shift Worker Sunday

National Cake Day 

Small Brewery Sunday

Stir Up Sunday