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History on the 26th of November

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26 Nov 1539 RELIGIOUS In England, the monastery at the Fountains Abbey was surrendered to the crown. It was the richest of the Cistercian houses, prior to the time of the Dissolution of all monasteries in England, under the reign of Henry VIII.
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26 Nov 1775 RELIGIOUS The American Navy began using chaplains within its regular service.
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26 Nov 1789 RELIGIOUS President George Washington proclaimed this date (a Thursday) to be the first national Thanksgiving Day holiday. (National Thanksgiving days were periodically proclaimed by presidents, until in 1863 Abraham Lincoln inaugurated the practice of annually setting the fourth Thursday in November aside for Thanksgiving Day.)
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26 Nov 1914 WW2 Robert Greim was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class medal. 
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26 Nov 1916 WW2 Henry Arnold took his first solo flight since his leave of absence from the Aviation Section of the US Army Signal Corps in 1912. 
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26 Nov 1920 WW2 Edmund Herring arrived in Melbourne, Australia. 
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26 Nov 1920 WW2 Bruce Fraser arrived in Britain. 
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26 Nov 1924 WW2 The keel of Nachi was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan. 
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26 Nov 1935 WW2 Filipp Golikov was promoted to the rank of brigade commander. 
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26 Nov 1936 WW2 The consturction of the Taihoku City Hall in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan was completed. It had cost 980,000 yen to build. 
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26 Nov 1937 WW2 The Xicheng defensive line between Shanghai and Nanjing in China was overrun by Japanese troops. 
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26 Nov 1938 WW2 Oswald Mosley's son Oswald Alexander Mosley was born. 
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26 Nov 1939 WW2 Soviet troops fired 7 mortar shells into a field near the village of Mainila, Russia at 1430 hours, claiming the Finnish Army was responsible for the attack. At 2100 hours, the Soviets issued the demand to Finnish ambassador Yrjo-Koskinen for the Finnish Army to move back 20 to 25 kilometers from the border. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 10 more old US Navy destroyers were handed over to the British Royal Navy. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 German aircraft torpedoed and sank Free French armed patrol ship Medoc, captained by Polish Commander Stankiewicz and manned by a mostly British crew, in the English Channel. The entire crew of 41, 3 Polish and 38 British, was killed. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 Lord Rothermere, the proprietor of the Daily Mail and a former Air Minister, passed away. He had championed the advancement of British aviation from the early days of flight. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 James Lacey was awarded a Bar to his Distinguished Flying Medal. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 Nachi departed Sasebo, Japan for Pescadores Islands, Taiwan. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 Eight Swordfish aircraft from British aircraft carrier HMS Eagle attacked Tripoli, Libya at 0520 hours. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 Operation Collar: Aircraft from British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious raided the Italian seaplane base in Port Laki, Leros, Dodecanese Islands to distract Italian forces while Allied convoy ME4 sailed for Malta from Gibraltar, but the Italians did not fall for the feint and launched a powerful fleet westward to intercept the convoy. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 The British 27th Armoured Brigade was established, under the command of Brigadier C. W. Norman, from the conversion of the 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade. The Brigade would be mainly employed in the trialing of specialised armoured vehicles. 
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26 Nov 1940 WW2 No. 826 and No. 829 Squadrons of the British Fleet Air Arm embarked on carrier HMS Formidable for convoy escort duties to Cape Town, South Africa. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 The Japanese carrier fleet departed Hitokappu Bay, Kurile Islands, Japan for Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. At Pearl Harbor, Joseph Rochefort sent a report for his superiors that his cryptanalytic team had detected Japanese fleet movements and that the Japanese warships were seemingly staging for actions in the South Pacific. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 US intelligence detected Japanese troop movements in Indochina. In response, US Secretary of State Cordell Hull submitted the final proposal to Japanese diplomats for readjustment of US-Japanese relations, demanding the Japanese to withdraw all troops from China and Indochina, and with full expectation that the Japanese were not going to entertain this demand in any way. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 American aircraft ferry USS Kitty Hawk was commissioned into service. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 German and Italian forces fought the New Zealand 5th Brigade en route to Fort Capuzzo, Libya. Meanwhile, Erwin Rommel's staff recalled the troops at Sidi Rezegh, Libya, allowing British 7th Armoured Division to capture the town. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Soviet troops re-opened the Tula-Moscow rail line in Russia. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 In Libya, Lieutenant Colonel H. C. J. Yeo took the British 44th Royal Tank Regiment on a spectacular night attack which broke through the besiegers' lines and effected a link up with the Tobruk garrison. Many had suggested that the attack was impossible, but Colonel Yeo and his men had proven them wrong, and reinforced the matter with a similar operation against Barcia on 1 Jan 1942. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 The keel of submarine Pompon was laid down. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kyushu, Japan. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie DSO, MC (1897-1983) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Eighth Army in North Africa. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Free French General Georges Catroux announced that France would place Syria and Lebanon on a course for full independence. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Akagi, flagship of Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's First Air Fleet, departed Hitokappu Bay in the Kurile Islands leading the Carrier Striking Force ("Kido Butai") in the "Hawaii Operation", the surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 With Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's First Air Fleet, Shokaku departed Hitokappu Bay in the Kurile Islands for the Hawaii Operation, the attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Kaga departed Hitokappu Bay, Etorofu Island, Kurile Islands. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Naka became the flagship of Rear Admiral Shoji Nishimura of Japanese 4th Destroyer Squadron; she departed the Terashima Strait near Sasebo, Japan. 
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26 Nov 1941 WW2 Franklin Roosevelt celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday in Warm Springs, Georgia, United States. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 Yugoslavian Partisans convened the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihac in northwestern Bosnia. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 British 36th Brigade reached Jefna, Tunisia and ran into a German ambush, suffering heavy casualties. Meanwhile, British 11th Brigade captured Majaz al Bab unopposed. The 1st Battalion of US 1st Armored Regiment boldly raided the Axis airfield at Djedeida, shooting up 23 Ju 87 dive bombers and 14 Bf 109 fighters. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 Repair ship Akashi completed the repair work for destroyer Asagumo at Truk, Caroline Islands. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 German government ordered that all Jewish forced laborers in the armament industry in Germany were to be deported to Auschwitz and Majdanek camps. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 USS Skipjack arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her fifth war patrol. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 Low cloud ceiling of 200 meters and periodic snow showers hindered German ability to supply troops in Stalingrad, Russia on this day. 
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26 Nov 1942 WW2 While stationed at Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, Robert Johnson and fellow members of the USAAF 61st Fighter Squadron received orders for overseas duty. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 Kiyoto Kagawa passed away. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 German troops withdrew from Gomel, Byelorussia. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 The British troopship, Rohna, sailing from Algiers with 2,000 American soldiers and a crew of 200, was sunk by a glider bomb dropped from a German aircraft. 1,015 troops and 102 crew were killed. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 Robert Johnson became a flight leader with the USAAF 61st Fighter Squadron. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 USS Ray sank a Japanese transport north of New Guinea, hitting her with 3 of 4 torpedoes fired. Several hours later, she struck again, sinking another ship with 4 of 6 torpedoes fired. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 USS Seahorse sank Japanese tanker San Ramon Maru south of Japan, hitting her with two of three torpedoes fired. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 USS S-35 departed Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, continuing her seventh war patrol. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 The Cairo Conference ended with Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Chiang Kaishek agreeing that Japanese-occupied northeastern China (Manchuria), Taiwan, and the Pescadores islands were to be returned to the Republic of China. The Anglo-Americans were, however, unable to persuade Chiang to re-instate his pledge to send Chinese troops in an invasion into northern Burma. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 USAAF launched its heaviest raid on Bremen, Germany, while the RAF hit Berlin, Germany for the fifth night in a row with 443 Lancaster and 7 Mosquito aircraft. Stuttgart, Germany was attacked in diversion by 84 aircraft. 34 RAF aircraft were lost during this night. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 The turbojet powered Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter was demonstrated at Insterburg, Ostpreußen, Germany (now Chernyakhovsk, Russia) before Adolf Hitler, who, to everyone's surprise, insisted that it should be developed as a bomber. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 Shokaku departed Yokosuka, Japan for Truk, Caroline Islands. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 During the night, USS Alabama fired anti-aircraft guns against incoming Japanese raids. 
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26 Nov 1943 WW2 Allied convoy RA-54B departed Arkhangelsk, Russia. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 Germany began V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks on Antwerp, Belgium. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 USS Makin crossed the Equator. In the line cross ceremony, 800 pollywogs, including Rear Admiral Calvin Durgin and Captain William Whaley, were hazed and initiated by shellbacks who had previously crossed the line. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 USS Astoria arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 Karl von Le Suire was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 US troops captured Monte Belvedere and Monte Castello 61 kilometers southwest of Bologna, Italy; a subsequent German counterattack would recapture Monte Castello. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 USS Wasp set sail for Ulithi, Caroline Islands as US Army Air Forces took over the responsibility of providing air cover for troops operating on Leyte, Philippine Islands. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 Heinrich Himmler ordered the destruction of the crematoria at Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in attempt to hide evidence of mass killings. Dismantling work of Crematorium II of Auschwitz Concentration Camp began on the same day. First, the motor that pumped the air out of the gas chamber was removed and sent to Mauthausen Concentration Camp. Then, pipes were removed and sent to Gross-Rosen Concentration camp. Other equipment were removed in order and shipped into various parts of Germany. 
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26 Nov 1944 WW2 A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop on New Cross High Street, London, England, United Kingdom, killing 168 shoppers. 
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26 Nov 1945 WW2 Douglas MacArthur confirmed that Emperor Showa of Japan would not be forced to abdicate the throne. 
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26 Nov 1945 WW2 Joseph McNarney was made the commanding general of US Forces in the European Theater, succeeding Dwight Eisenhower. 
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26 Nov 1945 WW2 Chinese Nationalist troops captured the Shanhai Pass of the Great Wall in northeastern China. 
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26 Nov 1945 WW2 The Soviet Governmental Commission on Nuremberg Trials ordered the Soviet prosecution team in Nürnberg, Germany not to discuss issues such as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the annexation of the Baltic States, Polish borders, etc. 
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26 Nov 1947 WW2 Gusztáv Jány passed away in Budapest, Hungary. 
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26 Nov 1947 WW2 Wolverine was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal. 
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26 Nov 1962 RELIGIOUS English apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter: 'No doubt [my body] has often led me astray: but not half so often, I suspect, as my soul has led IT astray. For the spiritual evils ... arise more from the imagination than from the appetites.'
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26 Nov 1970 RELIGIOUS During a 10_day visit to the Philippines, Pope Paul VI was attacked by a knife_wielding man in Manilla. The pontiff was unhurt and continued his journey.
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