November 26

1801: Charles Hatchett announced his discovery of the element columbium before the Royal Society in London. 1867: The refrigerated railroad car was patented by J.B. Sutherland. 1876: Willis Carrier, inventor of the first practical air conditioning system, manufactured weather," was born. 1885: The first meteor trail was photographed by L. Weinek in Prague during an Andromedid storm. 1876: Willis Carrier, inventor of the first practical air conditioning system, "manufactured weather," died. 1922: The first successful Technicolor motion picture film, "The Toll of the Sea," was released. 1934: Beckman Instruments was incorporated. 1942: President Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing, beginning December 1. 1953: The House of Lords voted to allow commercial television to compete with BBC. 1965: France launched its first satellite, the "A-I", sending the 92-pound capsule into orbit with the Diamant booster. 1966: France opened the world's first tidal power station at Rance estuary, in Brittany. 2003: The Concord SST made its last flight.