Today In History – July 26
Today in 1775 Benjamin Franklin is named Postmaster-General by the United States Congress; and in 1908 The FBI is founded.July 26 is the 207th day of ...
continue readingToday in 1775 Benjamin Franklin is named Postmaster-General by the United States Congress; and in 1908 The FBI is founded.July 26 is the 207th day of ...
continue readingToday in 1956 near Nantucket Island, Italian Ocean liner Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 p...
continue readingToday in 1847 after 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake Ci...
continue readingToday in 1903 the Ford Motor Company sells its first car; in 1930 a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Italy kills 1,425 people; and in 1962 Telstar relays t...
continue readingToday in 1587 a second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off present-day North Carolina to re-establish a deserted colony.July 22 is...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue reading164 days remain until the end of the year.Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of hi...
continue readingToday In 1980 the Summer Olympics in Moscow begin. Some Western countries, including the United States and West Germany, boycott the event; in 1996 th...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue readingToday In History in 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg begins; in 1908 SOS is adopted as the international distress signal; and in 1963 ZIP Codes are intro...
continue readingToday In History in 1859 French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope; in 1906 The U.S. Congress passes the Meat Inspection, Pu...
continue readingToday In History in 1838 the Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was held; and in 1870 the US Congress establishes the first federal ho...
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