What Happened on Jan 26

Michigan is the 26th State Admitted to the Union

Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state on January 26, 1837. More than two hundred years earlier, when French explorer Étienne Brulé... Read more

Nikolaus Otto dies

Nikolaus Otto worked as a traveling salesman until he became fascinated by his era's breakthroughs in gas and steam engines, especially Étienne... Read more

'The Duchess of Padua' Opens in New York

Wilde finishes his second play, the five-act poetic drama The Duchess of Padua, and sends it off to an American manager who had contracted for it.... Read more

Declaration of the Independence of India

The Declaration of the Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on January 26, 1930, resolving the Congress and Indian... Read more

Frank Sinatra makes first appearance with Tommy Dorsey

In November 1939, in a meeting at the Palmer House in Chicago, IL, Sinatra was asked by bandleader Tommy Dorsey to join his band as a replacement... Read more

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman Get Married

In 1938, Reagan co-starred in the film Brother Rat with actress Jane Wyman (1917–2007). They were engaged at the Chicago Theatre,[35] and married... Read more

Buddy Holly's First Recording Session

Jan. 26 - Holley, Sonny Curtis, and Guess begin their first recording sessions for Decca at Owen Bradley's Barn in Nashville under the name Buddy... Read more

VII Olympic Winter Games Held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Cortina... Read more

Wayne Gretzky is Born

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC (born January 26, 1961 in Brantford, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is formerly a... Read more

JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 is Bombed

The plane crashed after the detonation of a bomb in the forward cargo hold. A flight attendant, 22 year old Vesna Vulovic, fell 33,330 feet in the... Read more

Deep Purple release Who Do We Think We Are

Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in Rome (in July 1972) and Frankfurt... Read more

Super Bowl XX - Bears 46, Patriots 10

Super Bowl XX was an American football game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National... Read more

Super Bowl XXVI - Redskins 37, Bills 24

Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide... Read more

"The Scofflaw" - Season 6 Episode 13 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Scofflaw" is the 99th episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". It was the 13th episode for the 6th season. It aired on January 26, 1995. Plot... Read more

The Bouncing Souls release Maniacal Laughter

Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go," the latter of which... Read more

Super Bowl XXXI Packers 35 Patriots 21

The Packers dominated the Patriots on both sides of the ball, outgaining New England 323 yards to 257 and intercepting quarterback Drew Bledsoe... Read more

Bill Clinton Publicly Denies Monica Lewinsky Allegations

I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again: I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to... Read more

2001 Gujarat Earthquake

A major earthquake struck Gujarat, India, on 26 January 2001 at 08:46 AM local time resulting in close to 13,823 deaths and extensive damage to... Read more

"Before Night Falls" Is Released

Before Night Falls is a 2000 movie directed by Julian Schnabel. The screenplay is based on the autobiography of Reinaldo Arenas, which was... Read more

Super Bowl XXXVII Buccaneers 48 Raiders 21

As many sports fans and writers predicted, Gruden's prior knowledge of the Raiders was a major factor in the Buccaneers' win in Super Bowl XXXVII.... Read more

William Hung Performs 'She Bangs' on 'American Idol' Season 3

While studying civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, Hung was inspired to audition for the third season of American Idol in... Read more

37 U.S. Servicemembers Are Killed in Iraq During One Day

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Thirty Marines and a Navy corpsman were killed in a helicopter crash near Iraq's border with Jordan, bringing the number of... Read more

Glendale Train Crash

A man accused of killing 11 people by parking his truck in a train's path intended to get his estranged wife's attention by causing "a horrific... Read more

Cathedral release The Garden of Unearthly Delights

The Garden of Unearthly Delights is the eighth full-length album by the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released on January 26, 2006. The... Read more

FDA Approves Pfizer's Sutent

Treating certain types of stomach or intestinal tumors in certain patients. It is also used to treat certain types of kidney cancer. It may also be... Read more