In History, Today on November 26

Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III, defeats Basarab Laiotă with the help of Stephen III of Moldavia and Stephen V Báthory, briefly regaining the throne of Wallachia.

In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

Casablanca, the classic film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.

World War II: The HMT Rohna is sunk by a German Henschel Hs 293 guided bomb, killing 1,138 men.

Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (the Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

France launches Astérix, its first satellite, becoming the third country to enter space.

The Band holds its farewell concert, The Last Waltz, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California.

'The Last Waltz', a concert by The Band, is held at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. It is filmed by Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same name, released in 1978.

A Brinks Mat robbery at Heathrow Airport results in the theft of gold bullion worth nearly £26 million.

A series of coordinated terrorist attacks occurred in Mumbai, India, carried out by members of the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. The attacks lasted until November 29, 2008, resulting in 166 deaths and over 300 injuries. Key locations targeted included the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the Oberoi Trident, and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission with its rover, Curiosity, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission aimed to explore the Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, seeking to assess the planet's habitability and study its climate and geology.

NASA's InSight lander successfully touched down on Mars. The mission's goal was to study the interior of Mars and gather data on its seismic activity, heat flow, and planetary rotation.