11-26-2005, 10:10 AM
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November 26th
1778 ~ Captain James Cook discovered Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands.
1862 ~ Lewis Carroll sent the handwritten manuscript of “Alice's Adventures Underground” to 10-year-old Alice Liddell.
1894 ~ Birthday of Norbert Wiener, mathematician, founder of cybernetics.
1922 ~ Birthday of Charles M. Schulz, Cartoonist.
1922 ~ Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon viewed the tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhamun.
1942 ~ The film Casablanca premiered in New York City.
1956 ~ Death of Tommy Dorsey, Big Band leader.
1968 ~ Cream played their farewell concert.
1976 ~ The Band played their farewell concert.
2003 ~ Last ever flight by Concorde.
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