Today in History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Oct 26, 740 |
An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. |
Oct 26, 1366 |
Comet 55P/1366 U1 (Tempel-Tuttle) approaches 0.0229 AUs of Earth |
Oct 26, 1387 |
Amsterdam buccaneer Herman of Kuinre sign peace |
Oct 26, 1407 |
Mobs attack Jewish community of Kraków |
Oct 26, 1492 |
Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas |
Oct 26, 1492 |
Lead pencils first used |
Oct 26, 1524 |
Spanish troops give Milan to France |
Oct 26, 1529 |
Sir Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor of England |
Oct 26, 1534 |
Charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht |
Oct 26, 1667 |
Aru Palakka's occupies Makassar (Goa) |
Oct 26, 1674 |
Prince Willem III occupies Grave |
Oct 26, 1682 |
William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York |
Oct 26, 1749 |
Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal |
Oct 26, 1774 |
First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia |
Oct 26, 1774 |
Minute Men organized in colonies |
Oct 26, 1776 |
Benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution. |
Oct 26, 1787 |
"Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of United States' Constitution |
Oct 26, 1795 |
Pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi |
Oct 26, 1795 |
The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created. |
Oct 26, 1810 |
US annexes western Florida |
Oct 26, 1822 |
King Willem I requires inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language |
Oct 26, 1825 |
Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened |
Oct 26, 1830 |
Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp |
Oct 26, 1858 |
Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine |
Oct 26, 1859 |
The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead. |
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