November 26

1863 In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed November 26th as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Since 1941, Thanksgiving has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

1892 The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad extension between Gillette and Sheridan was opened on November 26, 1892. (From History of Nebraska from the earliest explorations of the Trans-Mississippi)

1918 Orpha Post Office in Converse County was established on November 26, 1918.

1948 Frank Lucus died in Buffalo, Wyoming. He had been Wyoming's Secretary of State from 1923 to 1927, and governor in 1925 after the death of Governor Ross. He left office in 1927 and spent the rest of his life as the editor and publisher of the Buffalo Bulletin.