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Historical Events on July 26

  • American Civil War

    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.

  • Buenos Aires

    1890

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

  • Serbia

    1914

    Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.

  • World War II

    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.

  • Cold War

    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.

  • Vietnam War

    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.

  • Quebec

    1977

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

  • Mumbai

    2005

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

  • Hillary Clinton

    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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