June 26
1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson.
1843 - Hong Kong was proclaimed a British crown colony.
1894 - The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, called a general strike in sympathy with Pullman workers.
1917 - The first troops of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France during World War I.
1919 - The New York Daily News was published for the first time.
1925 - Charlie Chaplin's comedy "The Gold Rush" premiered in Hollywood.
1945 - The United Nations charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
1948 - The Berlin Airlift began in earnest as the United States, Britain and France began ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes.
1950 - President Harry Truman authorized the Air Force and Navy to enter the Korean conflict.
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, was opened.
1963 - President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) speech in West Berlin.
1973 - Former White House counsel John W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee about an "enemies list" kept by the Nixon White House.
1976 - The CN Tower in Toronto opened, the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush, who had campaigned on a promise of "no new taxes", conceded that tax increases would have to be included in any deficit-reduction package.
1996 - The Supreme Court ruled that the Virginia Military Institute must admit women or forgo state support.
2000 - Rival scientific teams completed the first rough map of the human genetic code.
2003 - The Supreme Court struck down state bans on homosexual sex.
2003 - Strom Thurmond, the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, died in Edgefield, South Carolina at the age of 100.
2008 - The Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia as it affirmed, 5-4, an individual right to gun ownership.
2013 - The Supreme Court ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits and that same sex marriages were allowed in California in a pair of major victories for the gay rights movement.
Birthdays
22 - Ariana Grande (singer)
23 - Jennette McCurdy (actress)
24 - Amanda Cerny (model)
31 - Deron Williams (basketball player)
31 - Aubrey Plaza (actress)
35 - Michael Vick (football player)
39 - Chad Pennington (football player)
41 - Derek Jeter (baseball player)
42 - Gretchen Wilson (country singer)
45 - Nick Offerman (actor)
45 - Chris O'Donnell (actor)
45 - Sean Hayes (actor)
47 - Shannon Sharpe (football player)
59 - Chris Isaak (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 26
1906 - The first Grand Prix motor race was held in Le Mans, France.
1916 - The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians appeared in a game with numbers on their sleeves. It was the first time that players were identified by numbers that corresponded to the scoreboard.
1944 - The New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees played against each other in a six-inning contest in a war bonds fund-raiser. Over 50,000 people watched the game. The final score was Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, and Giants 0.
1962 - Earl Wilson of the Boston Red Sox no-hit the Los Angeles Angels.
1970 - Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hit two grand slams against the Washington Senators.
1976 - Shortstop Toby Harrah of the Texas Rangers played an entire doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox without handling a batted ball once.
1979 - Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, at age 37, announced he was retiring from boxing.
1977 - Former NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy passed away.
1990 - Jennifer Capriati, at age 14, became the youngest winner of a match in Wimbledon history.
1999 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit his 300th career home run.
2003 - High school basketball star LeBron James was taken with the first pick in the NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2005 - Texas defeated Florida 6-2 to win the College World Series.
2006 - Oregon State defeated North Carolina 3-2 to win the College World Series.
2008 - The Chicago Bulls selected Memphis point guard Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
2010 - Ghana scored the go-ahead goal three minutes into extra time and defeated the United States 2-1 in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
2012 - The BCS oversight committee approved a four-team playoff to determine the national champion in the Football Bowl Subdivision, to begin with the 2014 season.
2013 - New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested and taken into custody after an investigation into a homicide near his home.
2014 - The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson.
1843 - Hong Kong was proclaimed a British crown colony.
1894 - The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, called a general strike in sympathy with Pullman workers.
1917 - The first troops of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France during World War I.
1919 - The New York Daily News was published for the first time.
1925 - Charlie Chaplin's comedy "The Gold Rush" premiered in Hollywood.
1945 - The United Nations charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
1948 - The Berlin Airlift began in earnest as the United States, Britain and France began ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes.
1950 - President Harry Truman authorized the Air Force and Navy to enter the Korean conflict.
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, was opened.
1963 - President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) speech in West Berlin.
1973 - Former White House counsel John W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee about an "enemies list" kept by the Nixon White House.
1976 - The CN Tower in Toronto opened, the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush, who had campaigned on a promise of "no new taxes", conceded that tax increases would have to be included in any deficit-reduction package.
1996 - The Supreme Court ruled that the Virginia Military Institute must admit women or forgo state support.
2000 - Rival scientific teams completed the first rough map of the human genetic code.
2003 - The Supreme Court struck down state bans on homosexual sex.
2003 - Strom Thurmond, the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, died in Edgefield, South Carolina at the age of 100.
2008 - The Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia as it affirmed, 5-4, an individual right to gun ownership.
2013 - The Supreme Court ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits and that same sex marriages were allowed in California in a pair of major victories for the gay rights movement.
Birthdays
22 - Ariana Grande (singer)
23 - Jennette McCurdy (actress)
24 - Amanda Cerny (model)
31 - Deron Williams (basketball player)
31 - Aubrey Plaza (actress)
35 - Michael Vick (football player)
39 - Chad Pennington (football player)
41 - Derek Jeter (baseball player)
42 - Gretchen Wilson (country singer)
45 - Nick Offerman (actor)
45 - Chris O'Donnell (actor)
45 - Sean Hayes (actor)
47 - Shannon Sharpe (football player)
59 - Chris Isaak (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 26
1906 - The first Grand Prix motor race was held in Le Mans, France.
1916 - The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians appeared in a game with numbers on their sleeves. It was the first time that players were identified by numbers that corresponded to the scoreboard.
1944 - The New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees played against each other in a six-inning contest in a war bonds fund-raiser. Over 50,000 people watched the game. The final score was Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, and Giants 0.
1962 - Earl Wilson of the Boston Red Sox no-hit the Los Angeles Angels.
1970 - Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hit two grand slams against the Washington Senators.
1976 - Shortstop Toby Harrah of the Texas Rangers played an entire doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox without handling a batted ball once.
1979 - Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, at age 37, announced he was retiring from boxing.
1977 - Former NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy passed away.
1990 - Jennifer Capriati, at age 14, became the youngest winner of a match in Wimbledon history.
1999 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit his 300th career home run.
2003 - High school basketball star LeBron James was taken with the first pick in the NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2005 - Texas defeated Florida 6-2 to win the College World Series.
2006 - Oregon State defeated North Carolina 3-2 to win the College World Series.
2008 - The Chicago Bulls selected Memphis point guard Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
2010 - Ghana scored the go-ahead goal three minutes into extra time and defeated the United States 2-1 in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
2012 - The BCS oversight committee approved a four-team playoff to determine the national champion in the Football Bowl Subdivision, to begin with the 2014 season.
2013 - New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested and taken into custody after an investigation into a homicide near his home.
2014 - The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
