On This Day in History archive

49 days, from Friday, November 13, 2026 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Today’s page is always at /onthisday/.

November 2026

• The Holland Tunnel opensFri, Nov 13 · 1927
• Apollo 12 lifts off for the MoonSat, Nov 14 · 1969
• The first modern Olympic revival opens in AthensSun, Nov 15 · 1859
• The Sound of Music opens on BroadwayMon, Nov 16 · 1959
• The Heidi Game cuts off a Jets–Raiders finishTue, Nov 17 · 1968
• Twain's Jumping Frog story is publishedWed, Nov 18 · 1865
• Pelé scores his 1,000th goalThu, Nov 19 · 1969
• Windows 1.0 reaches the publicFri, Nov 20 · 1985
• The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opensSat, Nov 21 · 1964
• Toy Story, the first fully CGI feature, is releasedSun, Nov 22 · 1995
• The first episode of Doctor Who airsMon, Nov 23 · 1963
• Darwin's Origin of Species is publishedTue, Nov 24 · 1859
• Mahler's Fourth Symphony premieres in MunichWed, Nov 25 · 1901
• Casablanca premieres in New YorkThu, Nov 26 · 1942
• Astronomers detect an exoplanet's atmosphereFri, Nov 27 · 2001
• The Grand Ole Opry first airs on WSMSat, Nov 28 · 1925
• Michael Jackson's Thriller is releasedSun, Nov 29 · 1982
• Turing publishes the idea of the Turing machineMon, Nov 30 · 1936

December 2026

• The first Gävle goat is builtTue, Dec 1 · 1966
• Benazir Bhutto takes office in PakistanWed, Dec 2 · 1988
• The original PlayStation goes on saleThu, Dec 3 · 1994
• The Montreal Canadiens are foundedFri, Dec 4 · 1909
• Britain's first motorway opensSat, Dec 5 · 1958
• The Thirteenth Amendment is ratifiedSun, Dec 6 · 1865
• Galileo arrives at JupiterMon, Dec 7 · 1995
• Metallica plays a concert in AntarcticaTue, Dec 8 · 2013
• Smallpox is certified eradicatedWed, Dec 9 · 1979
• Doom is releasedThu, Dec 10 · 1993
• Apollo 17 lands on the MoonFri, Dec 11 · 1972
• Jomo Kenyatta becomes Kenya's first presidentSat, Dec 12 · 1964
• Gershwin's An American in Paris premieresSun, Dec 13 · 1928
• Gene Cernan becomes the last person, to date, to walk on the MoonMon, Dec 14 · 1972
• Venera 7 lands on VenusTue, Dec 15 · 1970
• Beatrix Potter privately publishes The Tale of Peter RabbitWed, Dec 16 · 1901
• Same-sex couples apply for marriage licenses in HonoluluThu, Dec 17 · 1990
• SCORE, the first communications satellite, is launchedFri, Dec 18 · 1958
• A Christmas Carol is publishedSat, Dec 19 · 1843
• Captain America makes his first appearanceSun, Dec 20 · 1940
• Apollo 8 launches toward the MoonMon, Dec 21 · 1968
• The Lincoln Tunnel opensTue, Dec 22 · 1937
• Tokyo Tower opensWed, Dec 23 · 1958
• Silent Night is first performedThu, Dec 24 · 1818
• Tim Berners-Lee introduces the WorldWideWeb browserFri, Dec 25 · 1990
• Gilbert and Sullivan's Thespis premieresSat, Dec 26 · 1871
• Radio City Music Hall opensSun, Dec 27 · 1932
• Galileo first records NeptuneMon, Dec 28 · 1612
• Feynman gives the talk 'There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'Tue, Dec 29 · 1959
• The Arroyo Seco Parkway is dedicatedWed, Dec 30 · 1940
• The first Times Square New Year's Eve ball dropsThu, Dec 31 · 1907