July 26
1775 - The Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.
1788 - New York became the 11th state when it ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1847 - The western African country of Liberia, founded by freed American slaves, declared its independence, becoming Africa's first republic.
1908 - The Office of the Chief Examiner, which in 1935 became the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was created.
1945 - Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party. He was succeeded by Clement Attlee.
1945 - The Potsdam Declaration warned Imperial Japan to unconditionally surrender, or face "prompt and utter destruction."
1947 - President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, which created the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1948 - President Harry S. Truman signed executive orders prohibiting discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment.
1952 - Argentina's first lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33.
1952 - Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1953 - Fidel Castro was among a group of rebelling anti-Batistas who unsuccessfully attacked an army barracks. (Castro ousted Batista in 1959.)
1956 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
1964 - Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund.
1971 - Apollo 15 was launched on a manned mission to the moon.
1990 - The House of Representatives reprimanded Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) for ethics violations.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
1990 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a young woman -- later identified as Kimberly Bergalis of Florida -- had been infected with the AIDS virus, apparently by her dentist.
2000 - A federal judge approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a half million plaintiffs who alleged the banks had hoarded money deposited by Holocaust victims.
2002 - The Republican-led House voted, 295-132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department in the biggest government reorganization in decades.
2006 - A jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her children in a bathtub in the second trial she faced on the charges; she was committed to a state mental hospital.
2013 - Ariel Castro, the man who'd imprisoned three women in his Cleveland home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. (Castro later committed suicide in prison.)
2016 - Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman ever nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Birthdays
25 - Elizabeth Gillies (actress)
25 - Taylor Momsen (actress/singer)
28 - Bianca Santos (actress)
29 - Millie Mackintosh (reality star)
30 - Francia Raisa (actress)
30 - Caitlin Gerard (actress)
31 - Miriam McDonald (actress)
31 - Ana Patricia Gamez (model)
32 - Monica Raymund (actress)
34 - Grace Gealey (actress)
39 - Juliet Rylance (actress)
40 - Eve Myles (actress)
41 - Rebecca St. James (singer)
45 - Gary Owen (actor)
45 - Kate Beckinsale (actress)
47 - Chris Harrison (TV host)
48 - Cress Williams (actor)
51 - Jason Statham (actor)
53 - Jeremy Piven (actor)
54 - Sandra Bullock (actress)
59 - Kevin Spacey (actor)
62 - Dorothy Hamill (figure skater)
68 - Susan George (actress)
73 - Helen Mirren (actress)
75 - Mick Jagger (singer)
77 - Darlene Love (actress/singer)
87 - Robert Colbert (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 26
1928 - New York Yankees score 11 runs in 12th inning beating Detroit Tigers 12-1.
1933 - Joe Dimaggio ends 61-game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League.
1939 - New York Yankees catcher Bill Dickey hits three consecutive home runs.
1948 - Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, "The Babe Ruth Story."
1952 - Mickey Mantle hits his first career grand slam.
1967 - The Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in 18 innings.
1988 - Mike Schmidt sets National League record appearing in 2,155 games at third base.
1991 - Montreal Expos' Mark Gardner no hits Los Angeles Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th.
1996 - American swimmer Amy Van Dyken won the 50-meter freestyle to become Atlanta's first quadruple gold medalist and the first U.S. woman to win four in a single Olympics.
1998 - Three spectators were killed and six were injured by flying debris from a one-car crash at the U.S. 500 at Michigan Speedway. They were the first fan deaths at a major race in the United States in more than a decade.
2004 - The Arizona Diamondbacks ended their club-record losing streak of 14 games.
2005 - Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs becomes the 13th pitcher in major league baseball history to register 3,000 strikeouts.
1775 - The Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.
1788 - New York became the 11th state when it ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1847 - The western African country of Liberia, founded by freed American slaves, declared its independence, becoming Africa's first republic.
1908 - The Office of the Chief Examiner, which in 1935 became the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was created.
1945 - Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party. He was succeeded by Clement Attlee.
1945 - The Potsdam Declaration warned Imperial Japan to unconditionally surrender, or face "prompt and utter destruction."
1947 - President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, which created the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1948 - President Harry S. Truman signed executive orders prohibiting discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment.
1952 - Argentina's first lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33.
1952 - Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1953 - Fidel Castro was among a group of rebelling anti-Batistas who unsuccessfully attacked an army barracks. (Castro ousted Batista in 1959.)
1956 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
1964 - Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund.
1971 - Apollo 15 was launched on a manned mission to the moon.
1990 - The House of Representatives reprimanded Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) for ethics violations.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
1990 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a young woman -- later identified as Kimberly Bergalis of Florida -- had been infected with the AIDS virus, apparently by her dentist.
2000 - A federal judge approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a half million plaintiffs who alleged the banks had hoarded money deposited by Holocaust victims.
2002 - The Republican-led House voted, 295-132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department in the biggest government reorganization in decades.
2006 - A jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her children in a bathtub in the second trial she faced on the charges; she was committed to a state mental hospital.
2013 - Ariel Castro, the man who'd imprisoned three women in his Cleveland home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. (Castro later committed suicide in prison.)
2016 - Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman ever nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Birthdays
25 - Elizabeth Gillies (actress)
25 - Taylor Momsen (actress/singer)
28 - Bianca Santos (actress)
29 - Millie Mackintosh (reality star)
30 - Francia Raisa (actress)
30 - Caitlin Gerard (actress)
31 - Miriam McDonald (actress)
31 - Ana Patricia Gamez (model)
32 - Monica Raymund (actress)
34 - Grace Gealey (actress)
39 - Juliet Rylance (actress)
40 - Eve Myles (actress)
41 - Rebecca St. James (singer)
45 - Gary Owen (actor)
45 - Kate Beckinsale (actress)
47 - Chris Harrison (TV host)
48 - Cress Williams (actor)
51 - Jason Statham (actor)
53 - Jeremy Piven (actor)
54 - Sandra Bullock (actress)
59 - Kevin Spacey (actor)
62 - Dorothy Hamill (figure skater)
68 - Susan George (actress)
73 - Helen Mirren (actress)
75 - Mick Jagger (singer)
77 - Darlene Love (actress/singer)
87 - Robert Colbert (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 26
1928 - New York Yankees score 11 runs in 12th inning beating Detroit Tigers 12-1.
1933 - Joe Dimaggio ends 61-game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League.
1939 - New York Yankees catcher Bill Dickey hits three consecutive home runs.
1948 - Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, "The Babe Ruth Story."
1952 - Mickey Mantle hits his first career grand slam.
1967 - The Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in 18 innings.
1988 - Mike Schmidt sets National League record appearing in 2,155 games at third base.
1991 - Montreal Expos' Mark Gardner no hits Los Angeles Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th.
1996 - American swimmer Amy Van Dyken won the 50-meter freestyle to become Atlanta's first quadruple gold medalist and the first U.S. woman to win four in a single Olympics.
1998 - Three spectators were killed and six were injured by flying debris from a one-car crash at the U.S. 500 at Michigan Speedway. They were the first fan deaths at a major race in the United States in more than a decade.
2004 - The Arizona Diamondbacks ended their club-record losing streak of 14 games.
2005 - Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs becomes the 13th pitcher in major league baseball history to register 3,000 strikeouts.
