How Many Days Until November 26?

This day in history: November 26

1. 1942

   Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca.

2. 1977

   A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a broadcast of Southern Television in South East England.

3. 1979

   Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740, crashed shortly after takeoff near Taif, Saudi Arabia, killing all 156 people on board.

4. 1983

   Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.

5. 2008

   A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing 175 people and wounding more than 300 others.

6. 2011

   In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

7. 2011

   NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from Cape Canaveral, carrying the Curiosity rover on board.

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