Today in History...Oct 26th

[Prerunner1982]

Events:
1774 – The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1775 – King George III goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
1776 – Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.
1825 – The Erie Canal opens – passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.
1859 – The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.
1861 – The Pony Express officially ceased operations.
1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.
1917 – World War I: Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat at the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany.
1917 – World War I: Brazil declared in state of war with Central Powers.
1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into full operation.
1940 – The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.
1942 – World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, is sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged.
1943 – World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends.
1948 – Killer smog settles into Donora, Pennsylvania.
1951 – Boxer Joe Louis comes out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano. However, Marciano would win the fight in eight rounds.
1958 – Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France.
1959 – The world sees the far side of the Moon for the first time.
1977 – The last natural case of smallpox is discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.
1984 – "Baby Fae" receives a heart transplant from a baboon.
1994 – The National Football League announced that the Carolina Panthers would become the league's the 29th franchise.
2001 – The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
2002 – Moscow Theatre Siege: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.
2003 – The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km²), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego


Births:
1854 – C. W. Post, American entrepreneur (d. 1914)
1899 – Judy Johnson, Hall of Fame baseball player in the Negro Leagues (d. 1989)
1902 – Jack Sharkey, American boxer (d. 1994)
1911 – Sid Gilman, American football player (d. 2003)
1911 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)
1912 – Don Siegel, American director (d. 1991)
1913 – Charlie Barnet, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1991)
1914 – Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984)
1929 – Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000)
1936 – Shelley Morrison, American actress
1946 – Pat Sajak, American game show host
1947 – Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State
1947 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress
1948 – Toby Harrah, American baseball player
1949 – Steve Rogers, American baseball player
1949 – Kevin Sullivan, American professional wrestler
1951 – Bootsy Collins, American musician (P Funk)
1951 – Julian Schnabel, American filmmaker
1953 – Keith Strickland, American musician (The B-52's)
1956 – Rita Wilson, American actress
1957 – Bob Golic, American football player
1960 – June Brigman, American comic book artist
1960 – Patrick Breen, American actor
1961 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
1963 – Natalie Merchant, American singer
1963 – Ted Demme, American film and television director (d. 2002)
1966 – Jeanne Zelasko, American sportcaster
1968 – Lisa Ryder, American actress
1970 – Dian Bachar, American actor
1971 – Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor
1973 – Seth MacFarlane, American animator
1977 – Jon Heder, American actor
1978 – CM Punk, American professional wrestler
1981 – Sam Brown, American comedian
1984 – Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
1984 – Amanda Overmyer, American singer, American Idol (season 7)
1985 – Monta Ellis, American basketball player
1988 – Greg Zuerlein, American ice dancer

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[Prerunner1982]

Originally Posted by Dean

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