Major Events
- 1850 Robert McClure sights the fabled Northwest Passage for the first time, from Banks Island towards Melville Island
- 1861 The Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months
- 1863 International conference begins in Geneva aimed at improving medical conditions on battlefields, leads to the formation of the Red Cross
- 1977 Last natural case of smallpox is discovered in Merca District, Somalia, and is considered the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination
- 2019 Raid by US Special Forces kills ISIS founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria
Oct 26 in Film & TV
Oct 26 in Music
- 1919 Edward Elgar‘s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, premieres at Queen’s Hall, London
Oct 26 in Sport
- 1863 Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer and splitting from rugby
Did You Know?
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: The most famous shootout in the Wild West occurs between lawmen, including Wyatt Earp, and the Cowboys, with Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton killed
Fun Fact About October 26
First recorded use of a “getaway car” occurs after a shop is held up in Paris
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