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Saturday, 14 November 2026

Day 318 of 2026 · 47 days remaining in the year · Week 46

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5 Events

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★ Born on this day 2 entries

1765

Robert Fulton, built first commercial steamboat.

US 261 yrs ago

1840

Claude Monet, impressionist.

US 186 yrs ago

1792

George Vancouver is first English man to enter San Francisco Bay.

GB 234 yrs ago

1832

First streetcar appears, in New York.

US 194 yrs ago

1889

Nellie Bly beats Phineas Fogg's time for a trip around the world by 8 days (72 days.)

US 137 yrs ago

1910

First airplane flight from the deck of a ship.

US 116 yrs ago

1959

Kilauea Volcano's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii.)

US 67 yrs ago