Friday, November 26, 2010

November 26

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1476  Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great andStephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time. New Order Dracula's Castle Waiting for the Siren's Call
2. 1789 A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended byPresident George Washington and approved by Congress. The Microphones Thanksgiving Live in Japan, February 19th
3. 1842 The University of Notre Dame is founded. Essex Green Our Lady in Havana The Long Goodbye
4. 1917 The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal CanadiensMontreal WanderersOttawa SenatorsQuebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams. Slapshot Back on the Map Back on the Map
5. 1922 Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. The Tammys Egyptian Shumba One Kiss Can Lead to Another
6. 1922 Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed). Haymarket Riot Technicolor Bombs Bloodshot Eyes
7. 1977  'Vrillon', claiming to be the representative of the 'Ashtar Galactic Command', takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes at 5:12 PM. Bad Brains The Big Takeover Rock for Light

(Historical facts about November 26 are from Wikipedia.)

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