On This Day for November 26 - Premiere of Casablanca, Charles Schulz is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 26 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Charles Schulz READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1942 Premiere of Casablanca READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2008: Ten gunmen—who were believed to be connected to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization—launched a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai (Bombay); the siege ended three days later, with at least 174 people killed. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about India.] 1939: American singer Tina Turner—who found success in the rhythm-and-blues, soul, and rock genres—was born. [ Test your knowledge of rock 'n' roll.] 1917: The National Hockey League was founded and featured four Canadian teams; the first American club, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. [How much do you know about hockey?] 1909: Eugène Ionesco, the Romanian-born French dramatist whose one-act "antiplay" La Cantatrice chauve (1949; The Bald Soprano) inspired a revolution in dramatic techniques and helped inaugurate the Theatre of the Absurd, was born. [Take our quiz about theatrical history.] 1883: Sojourner Truth, the African American evangelist and reformer who applied her religious fervour to the abolitionist and women's rights movements, died. [ How much do you know about suffragettes?] 1982: Nakasone Yasuhiro, leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party, was elected prime minister of Japan, replacing Suzuki Zenkō. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Japanese history.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1939 Tina Turner American-born singer 1922 Charles Schulz American cartoonist 1911 Samuel Herman Reshevsky American chess player 1857 Ferdinand de Saussure Swiss linguist 1827 Ellen Gould Harmon White American religious leader 1894 Norbert Wiener American mathematician SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help