TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Monday, Nov. 26, the 331st day of 2012. There are 35 days left in the year. Today in History: On Nov. 26, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing, beginning Dec. 1. On this date: In 1789, Nov. 26 was a day of thanksgiving set aside by President George Washington to observe the adoption of the U. S. Constitution.

In 1933, a judge in New York decided the James Joyce book “Ulysses” was not obscene and could be published in the United States.

In 1941, a Japanese naval task force consisting of six aircraft carriers left the Kuril Islands, headed for Hawaii.

In 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, U. S. and South Korea.

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan appointed a commission to investigate his National Security Council staff in the wake of the Iran- Contra affair.

Ten years ago: WorldCom and the government settled a civil lawsuit over the company’s $ 9 billion accounting scandal.

Five years ago: President Bush met separately at the White House with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority a day ahead of a major Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md.

One year ago: NBA players and owners reached a tentative agreement to end a 149- day lockout.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Ellen Albertini Dow is 99. Impressionist Rich Little is 74. Singer Tina Turner is 73. Actor Scott Jacoby is 56. Country singer Linda Davis is 50. Actress Maia Campbell is 36.

Thought for Today: “The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been, that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something.” — Eric Sevareid ( 1912- 1992).