October 26
1774 - The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.
1825 - The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened.
1861 - The legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.)
1881 - Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
1944 - The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf ended in a major Allied victory over the Japanese, whose naval capabilities were severely crippled.
1949 - President Harry S. Truman signed a measure raising the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.
1962 - In one of the most dramatic verbal confrontations of the Cold War, American U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson asked his Soviet counterpart during a Security Council debate whether the USSR had placed missiles in Cuba.
1972 - National security adviser Henry Kissinger declared "peace is at hand" in Vietnam.
1975 - Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to pay an official visit to the United States.
1979 - South Korean President Park Chung Hee was assassinated by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
1980 - Israeli President Yitzhak Navon became the first Israeli head of state to visit Egypt.
1984 - A newborn with a severe heart defect was given the heart of a baboon in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda, California; she lived for 21 more days with the transplant.
1994 - Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Bill Clinton.
2001 - President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists.
2002 - Russian government forces stormed the Moscow theater held by Chechen rebels; more than 100 hostages were killed.
2010 - A day after an earthquake sparked a deadly tsunami, Indonesia saw another natural disaster as Mount Merapi began erupting explosively, resulting in hundreds of deaths in the weeks that followed.
2015 - The World Health Organization, throwing its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings, declared that processed meats raised the risk of colon and stomach cancer and that red meat was probably harmful, too.
2019 - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during a raid by U.S. special operations forces on his compound in Syria.
Birthdays
26 - Allie DeBerry (actress)
26 - Yewande Biala (reality star)
29 - Beulah Koale (actress)
36 - Sasha Cohen (figure skater)
37 - Toya Wright (reality star)
41 - Jonathan Chase (actor)
42 - Mark Barry (singer)
42 - CM Punk (professional wrestler)
43 - Jon Heder (actor)
44 - Hal Ozsan (actor)
44 - Florence Kasumba (actress)
45 - Lennon Parham (actress)
47 - Seth MacFarlane (writer/producer)
49 - Anthony Rapp (actor)
49 - Rosemarie DeWitt (actress)
52 - Tom Cavanagh (actor)
53 - Keith Urban (country singer)
54 - Steve Valentine (actor)
57 - Natalie Merchant (singer)
59 - Dylan McDermott (actor)
60 - Patrick Breen (actor)
64 - Rita Wilson (actress/singer)
67 - Lauren Tewes (actress)
68 - James Pickens Jr. (actor)
73 - Hillary Rodham Clinton (politician)
74 - Pat Sajack (game show host)
75 - Jaclyn Smith (actress)
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Today in Sports History - October 26
1895 - Nebraska defeated Omaha University 36-0.
1896 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 8-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 17-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 22-8.
1911 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the New York Giants in six games to win the World Series.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Adrian College 41-0.
1929 - Nebraska and Missouri played to a 7-7 tie.
1935 - Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 19-0.
1940 - #18 Nebraska defeats Missouri 20-7.
1946 - Indiana defeats Nebraska 27-7.
1957 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 14-13.
1960 The American League approves the move of the Washington Senators to become the Minnesota Twins and also announces new franchises for Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. for 1961.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 41-6.
1968 - Nebraska defeats Oklahoma State 21-20.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma State 7-3.
1980 - The St. Louis Cardinals set an NFL record with 12 quarterback sacks against the Baltimore Colts.
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in six games to win the World Series.
1982 - Steve Carlton becomes the first major league pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards.
1985 - The Montreal Canadiens retire Doug Harvey's #2.
1985 - #5 Nebraska defeats Colorado 17-7.
1990 - Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points.
1991 - #9 Nebraska defeats Missouri 63-6.
1993 - The NFL announces the new expansion franchise Carolina Panthers to be located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1995 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 500th NHL career goal against the New York Islanders in his 605th game. He became the second-fastest player to attain the plateau; Wayne Gretzky had reached 600 goals by his 575th NHL game.
1996 - The New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves in six games to win their 23rd World Series title.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Kansas 63-7.
1997 - The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win their first World Series.
2000 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets in fives games to win the "Subway Series" and their third consecutive World Series crown.
2002 - Nebraska defeats Texas A&M 38-31.
2005 - The Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win their first World Series since 1917.
2013 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 34-23.
2018 - In the longest World Series game by both innings and time, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in 18 innings in a Game 3 that lasted 7 hours, 20 minutes.
2019 - Indiana defeats Nebraska 38-31.
1774 - The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.
1825 - The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened.
1861 - The legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.)
1881 - Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
1944 - The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf ended in a major Allied victory over the Japanese, whose naval capabilities were severely crippled.
1949 - President Harry S. Truman signed a measure raising the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.
1962 - In one of the most dramatic verbal confrontations of the Cold War, American U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson asked his Soviet counterpart during a Security Council debate whether the USSR had placed missiles in Cuba.
1972 - National security adviser Henry Kissinger declared "peace is at hand" in Vietnam.
1975 - Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to pay an official visit to the United States.
1979 - South Korean President Park Chung Hee was assassinated by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
1980 - Israeli President Yitzhak Navon became the first Israeli head of state to visit Egypt.
1984 - A newborn with a severe heart defect was given the heart of a baboon in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda, California; she lived for 21 more days with the transplant.
1994 - Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Bill Clinton.
2001 - President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists.
2002 - Russian government forces stormed the Moscow theater held by Chechen rebels; more than 100 hostages were killed.
2010 - A day after an earthquake sparked a deadly tsunami, Indonesia saw another natural disaster as Mount Merapi began erupting explosively, resulting in hundreds of deaths in the weeks that followed.
2015 - The World Health Organization, throwing its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings, declared that processed meats raised the risk of colon and stomach cancer and that red meat was probably harmful, too.
2019 - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during a raid by U.S. special operations forces on his compound in Syria.
Birthdays
26 - Allie DeBerry (actress)
26 - Yewande Biala (reality star)
29 - Beulah Koale (actress)
36 - Sasha Cohen (figure skater)
37 - Toya Wright (reality star)
41 - Jonathan Chase (actor)
42 - Mark Barry (singer)
42 - CM Punk (professional wrestler)
43 - Jon Heder (actor)
44 - Hal Ozsan (actor)
44 - Florence Kasumba (actress)
45 - Lennon Parham (actress)
47 - Seth MacFarlane (writer/producer)
49 - Anthony Rapp (actor)
49 - Rosemarie DeWitt (actress)
52 - Tom Cavanagh (actor)
53 - Keith Urban (country singer)
54 - Steve Valentine (actor)
57 - Natalie Merchant (singer)
59 - Dylan McDermott (actor)
60 - Patrick Breen (actor)
64 - Rita Wilson (actress/singer)
67 - Lauren Tewes (actress)
68 - James Pickens Jr. (actor)
73 - Hillary Rodham Clinton (politician)
74 - Pat Sajack (game show host)
75 - Jaclyn Smith (actress)
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Today in Sports History - October 26
1895 - Nebraska defeated Omaha University 36-0.
1896 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 8-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 17-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 22-8.
1911 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the New York Giants in six games to win the World Series.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Adrian College 41-0.
1929 - Nebraska and Missouri played to a 7-7 tie.
1935 - Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 19-0.
1940 - #18 Nebraska defeats Missouri 20-7.
1946 - Indiana defeats Nebraska 27-7.
1957 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 14-13.
1960 The American League approves the move of the Washington Senators to become the Minnesota Twins and also announces new franchises for Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. for 1961.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 41-6.
1968 - Nebraska defeats Oklahoma State 21-20.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma State 7-3.
1980 - The St. Louis Cardinals set an NFL record with 12 quarterback sacks against the Baltimore Colts.
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in six games to win the World Series.
1982 - Steve Carlton becomes the first major league pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards.
1985 - The Montreal Canadiens retire Doug Harvey's #2.
1985 - #5 Nebraska defeats Colorado 17-7.
1990 - Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points.
1991 - #9 Nebraska defeats Missouri 63-6.
1993 - The NFL announces the new expansion franchise Carolina Panthers to be located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1995 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 500th NHL career goal against the New York Islanders in his 605th game. He became the second-fastest player to attain the plateau; Wayne Gretzky had reached 600 goals by his 575th NHL game.
1996 - The New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves in six games to win their 23rd World Series title.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Kansas 63-7.
1997 - The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win their first World Series.
2000 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets in fives games to win the "Subway Series" and their third consecutive World Series crown.
2002 - Nebraska defeats Texas A&M 38-31.
2005 - The Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win their first World Series since 1917.
2013 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 34-23.
2018 - In the longest World Series game by both innings and time, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in 18 innings in a Game 3 that lasted 7 hours, 20 minutes.
2019 - Indiana defeats Nebraska 38-31.