Nov. 26, Tomb of PharaohTutankhamun discovered

1922- Tomb of PharaohTutankhamun discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter.

1941 The Japanese fleet departs from the Kuril Islands en route to its attack on Pearl Harbor.

1948- The Irish Parliament declares full independence of Ireland from England.

1962- Ahmad bin Billa forms first Algerian government after independence.

1979- Giant oil field whose reserves equal OPEC reserves discovered in Venezuela.

1988- The US refuses to grant a visa to Late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to deliver a speech at the UN headquarters.

1991- The US forces withdraw from Clark air base and hand it to Philippine authorities.

1607- English clergyman and senior founder of Harvard University John Harvard born.

R. al-Jazaeri/H. Said

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