On this day in history
October 26
American
1881Wyatt Earp, his brothers and Doc Holliday face the Clanton gang in the Gunfight at the O K Corral in Tombstone…
Wyatt Earp, his brothers and Doc Holliday face the Clanton gang in the Gunfight at the O K Corral in Tombstone, Arizona; the 30 second shootout becomes the most famous in the West.
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1825The Erie Canal opens, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic and making New York the nation's commercial capi…
The Erie Canal opens, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic and making New York the nation's commercial capital.
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2001George W Bush signs the Patriot Act, vastly expanding government surveillance powers in the wake of September …
George W Bush signs the Patriot Act, vastly expanding government surveillance powers in the wake of September 11.
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World
1979South Korean president Park Chung hee is shot dead by his own intelligence chief at a dinner in Seoul.
South Korean president Park Chung hee is shot dead by his own intelligence chief at a dinner in Seoul.
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1994Israel and Jordan sign a peace treaty at Wadi Araba, only the second between Israel and an Arab state.
Israel and Jordan sign a peace treaty at Wadi Araba, only the second between Israel and an Arab state.
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1905Norway and Sweden formally dissolve their union, making Norway fully independent.
Norway and Sweden formally dissolve their union, making Norway fully independent.
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