Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On November 26, 2011, an Atlas V rocket carried NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover off Earth on a months-long voyage to Gale Crater.
On November 26, 1922, Carter cut a small breach in a sealed doorway and glimpsed a pharaoh's untouched golden hoard.
On November 26, 1789, Americans observed the first nationwide day of thanks proclaimed by President George Washington.
