October 26 in History |
| October 26th is… National Day of the Deployed National Financial Crime Fighter Day National Mincemeat Day National Mule Day National Pumpkin Day National Tennessee Day |
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1774 – The first Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. 1775 – King George III of Great Britain went before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion and authorized a military response to stop the American Revolution. 1776 – Benjamin Franklin went to France to seek French support for the American Revolution. 1825 – From Albany, New York to Lake Erie, the Erie Canal opened. 1861 – The Pony Express officially closed. 1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. The “OK” probably referred to two families, Ormsby & Kimberly, who owned the nearby corral. 1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into operation. 1957 – #1 Hit October 26, 1957 – December 6, 1957: Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice 1958 – Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707, from New York City to Paris, France. 1974 – #1 Hit October 26, 1974 – November 1, 1974: Dionne Warwick and The Spinners – Then Came You 1984 – V (the series) premiered on NBC 1984 – “Baby Fae” received a heart transplant from a baboon and died three weeks later. 1985 – #1 Hit October 26, 1985 – November 1, 1985: Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You 2001 – The United States passed the first Patriot Act. |