July 26 in History

Historical Events on July 26

1861 American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.

1890 In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.

1914 Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.

1941 World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.

1947 Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.

1968 Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.

1977 The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.

2005 Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.

2016 Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

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Famous Birthdays on July 26

1856 George Bernard Shaw

1928 Stanley Kubrick

1949 Thaksin Shinawatra

1980 Jacinda Ardern

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Famous Deaths on July 26

1925 William Jennings Bryan

1934 Winsor McCay

1986 W. Averell Harriman

1995 George W. Romney

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