It happened one 26 October

1825 : Opening of the Erie Canal


On October 26, 1825, Governor Clinton of New York opened the Erie Canal, which allowed the connection between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. The canal now connects Albany to Buffalo and measures 584km. The channel allowed the rapid development of the Great Lakes region and the installation of settlers in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

1881 : Gunfight at the OK Corral


On October 26, 1881, a former police officer, Wyatt Earp, his brothers (town marshals), and Doc Holliday confronted the Clantons and McLaurys, thieves and murderers, in Tombstone, Arizona. The shooting lasted 30 seconds. Wyatt Earp was the only one to escape safely.

1944 : End of the Battle of Leyte Gulf


On October 26, 1944, one of the bloodiest battles of the second World War and one of the largest naval battles in history ended : the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Despite heavy losses, the Americans won a decisive victory against the Japanese. The Japanese fleet was decimated and Americans took control of the Pacific.

1994 : Signing of a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan


On October 26, 1994, Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty near the border between the two countries to normalize relations between them. The Treaty was signed by the Prime Ministers of two countries: Abdelsalam al-Majali and Yitzhak Rabin under the watchful eye of President Clinton.

2001 : Patriot Act Signed


On October 26, 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act giving sweeping powers to authorities in their fight against terrorism. The concept of terrorism was extended and the FBI obtained the right to access many personal details, which worried civil rights activists.

Latest news : 26 October

National Day in Austria
October 26 is a national holiday in Austria which commemorates its declaration of neutrality in 1955. Neutrality was the condition imposed by the Soviet Union for a return to independence after the occupation of the Allies at the end of the war.

Quote of the day : 26 October

George W. Bush
I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

Birthdays : 26 October

Georges Danton, French politician (1759)
C. W. Post, American entrepreneur (1854)
Martin Lowry, English chemist (1874)
Don Siegel, American director and producer (1912)
Jackie Coogan, American actor (1914)
François Mitterrand, 21st President of the French Republic (1916)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979) (1919)
Bob Hoskins, English actor (1942)
Pat Conroy, American writer (1945)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State (1947)
Jaclyn Smith, American actress (1947)
Julian Schnabel, American director (1951)
Rita Wilson, American actress (1956)
Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (1959)
Dylan McDermott, American actor (1961)
Cary Elwes, English actor (1962)
Natalie Merchant, American singer (1963)
Steve Valentine, English actor (1966)
Keith Urban, New Zealand singer (1967)
Raveena Tandon, Indian actress (1974)
Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer (1980)
Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer (1983)
Sasha Cohen, American figure skater (1984)
Asin Thottumkal , Indian actress (1985)
Kieran Read, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1985)
Greg Zuerlein, American ice dancer (1988)

They left us one 26 October

Gerty Cori, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1957)
Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea (1979)
Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist, Nobel Prize (1989)
Jacques Massu, French general (2002)
Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
Tony Hillerman, American writer (2008)

Tip of the Day : 26 October

To keep your endive crunchy


To keep your endive crunchy, put a piece of bread with them in the vegetable compartment of the fridge.

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