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Historical Events
on July 26th
- Lead Story
- U.S. postal system established,1775
- American Revolution
- Congress establishes U.S. Post Office,1775
- Automotive
- Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway,1998
- Civil War
- John Hunt Morgan is captured,1863
- Cold War
- Truman signs the National Security Act,1947
- Crime
- Real-life Psycho Ed Gein dies,1984
- Disaster
- Grasshoppers bring ruin to Midwest,1931
- General Interest
- Liberian independence proclaimed,1847
- FBI founded,1908
- Winston Churchill resigns,1945
- Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal,1956
- Hollywood
- Entertainer Mick Jagger born,1943
- Literary
- William Faulkner begins a screenwriting stint,1942
- Music
- Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is the #1 song in America,1975
- Old West
- Officer Wyatt Earp fatally wounds cowboy,1878
- Presidential
- John Quincy Adams marries Louisa Johnson,1797
- Sports
- Bob Mathias wins second Olympic decathlon,1952
- Vietnam War
- South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced,1968
- South Vietnamese troops raise flag over Quang Tri,1972
- World War I
- Australians battle Germans at Pozieres,1916
- World War II
- United States freezes Japanese assets,1941
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