November 26 Birthday
On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter made a small hole in the sealed doorway of Tutankhamun's tomb and looked inside by candlelight. Lord Carnarvon, standing behind him, asked: "Can you see anything?" Carter replied: "Yes, wonderful things." The tomb was the first intact royal tomb found in Egypt, and it contained over 5,000 objects, including the gold burial mask that became the symbol of ancient Egypt. The discovery was the most sensational archaeological find in history. Charles Schulz, born this day in 1922, drew Peanuts for fifty years. The strip ran in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. He never used a staff — every strip was drawn by his own hand. He identified with Charlie Brown: "I am Charlie Brown." He died on February 12, 2000, the day before his last strip was published. People born on November 26 fall under the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. The birthstone is Topaz and the birth flower is Chrysanthemum. Historical events on November 26 include 1922: Howard Carter first looks inside Tutankhamun's tomb ("wonderful things"), 1941: FDR establishes Thanksgiving as fourth Thursday in November, 1949: India adopts its constitution (becomes republic). Famous people born on November 26 include Charles Schulz (1922), Tina Turner (1939), Robert Goulet (1933).