World History By missoakes 570 Muhammed is born Nov 26, 1066 Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror invades England Nov 26, 1492 America discovered Christopher Columbus sails to the New World Nov 26, 1547 Henry VIII dies Nov 26, 1564 Shakespeare is born Nov 26, 1605 The gunpowder plot Nov 26, 1665 The Great Plague Nov 26, 1820 Antarctica is discovered Nov 26, 1863 London Underground opens Nov 26, 1879 First light bulb Nov 26, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany Nov 26, 1969 First man on the moon Nov 26, 1990 Invention of the World Wide Web