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26 November: Remembering historic events that happened on this day
FirstpostOn 26 November, a number of terrifying events took place around the globe in different years including the notorious 2008 Mumbai attacks which marks a black day in Indian history. 26 November Historic Events: Foundation of Thanksgiving Day On 26 November 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted a bill into law, about two weeks before the United States enlisted in World War II, designating the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. President George Washington established 26 November as a day of national thanksgiving commemorating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789, making him the first president to announce a Thanksgiving holiday. Brink’s-Mat robbery On 26 November 1983, six robbers stormed into the Brink’s-Mat warehouse at the Heathrow International Trading Estate in London executing the infamous Brink’s-Mat robbery.
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