Daily Almanac: Nov. 26, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:41 a.m.
SET: 5:20 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 56 °F
LOW: 30 °F

Today is…

• Day of the Covenant
• National Cake Day
• Small Business Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1863 Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on the final Thursday of November
• 1942 Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City
• 1998 Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland

Births On This Day

• 1922 Charles M. Schulz
American cartoonist
• 1939 Tina Turner
American singer, dancer and actress

Deaths On This Day

• 1883 Sojourner Truth
American activist
• 1943 Edward O’Hare
American pilot and Medal of Honor recipient