è successo un 26 Ottobre

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.

Novità del giorno : 26 Ottobre

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.

Citazione del giorno : 26 Ottobre

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

Compleanni : 26 Ottobre

Georges Danton, Uomo politico francese (1759)
C. W. Post, Imprenditore americano (1854)
Martin Lowry, Chimico inglese (1874)
Don Siegel, Produttore e regista americano (1912)
Jackie Coogan, Attore americano (1914)
François Mitterrand, 21o Presidente della Repubblica francese (1916)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Scià di Persia (1941-1979) (1919)
Bob Hoskins, Attore inglese (1942)
Pat Conroy, Scrittore americano (1945)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67o secretaria de Estado de los Estados Unidos (1947)
Jaclyn Smith, Attrice americana (1947)
Julian Schnabel, Regista americano (1951)
Rita Wilson, Attrice americana (1956)
Evo Morales, Presidente della Bolivia (1959)
Dylan McDermott, Attore americano (1961)
Cary Elwes, Attore inglese (1962)
Natalie Merchant, Cantante americana (1963)
Steve Valentine, Attore inglese (1966)
Keith Urban, Cantante della Nuova Zelanda (1967)
Raveena Tandon, Attrice indiana (1974)
Cristian Chivu, Calciatore rumeno (1980)
Dmitri Sychev, Calciatore russo (1983)
Sasha Cohen, Pattinatrice americana (1984)
Asin Thottumkal , Attrice indiana (1985)
Kieran Read, Rugby player di Nuova Zelanda (1985)
Greg Zuerlein, Pattinatore americano (1988)

Ci hanno lasciato un 26 Ottobre

Gerty Cori, Biochimica statunitense, premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1957)
Park Chung-hee, Presidente della Corea del Sud (1979)
Charles J. Pedersen, Chimico americano, Premio Nobel (1989)
Jacques Massu, Generale francese (2002)
Arthur Kornberg, Biochimico statunitense, premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (2007)
Tony Hillerman, Scrittore americano (2008)
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