Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 26
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- 1778 - The expedition led by James Cook reached Maui, the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- 1917 - The National Hockey League was formed with its first five teams: the Montreal Canadiens, the Montreal Wanderers, the Ottawa Senators, the Quebec Bulldogs, and the Toronto Arenas.
- 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in over 3000 years.
- 1942 - World War II: Josip Tito (pictured) and the Yugoslav Partisans convened the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
- 1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir: Chinese forces in North Korea launched a massive counterattack against South Korean and United States armed forces, ending any thought of a quick end to the Korean War.
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