What Happened on Oct 26

The Erie Canal Opens

The Erie Canal opened on October 26, 1825, providing overland water transportation between the East Coast and the Great Lakes region. Under... Read more

Battle of Decatur

Description: As Gen. John B. Hood began the Franklin-Nashville Campaign during the fall of 1864, his Army of Tennessee demonstrated against... Read more

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a gunfight that occurred at about 3 P.M. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory,... Read more

Mahalia Jackson Is Born

Mahalia Jackson, the "Queen of Gospel Song," was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 26, 1911. Jackson grew up singing gospel music at the... Read more

"Dough and Dynamite" (film) is Released

The story involves Chaplin and Chester Conklin working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as... Read more

Brazil Declares War on Germany

Despite the then internal political conditions, Brazil entered into World War I in 1917, alongside with the Triple Entente, after initially... Read more

'Absalom, Absalom' Is Published

Absalom, Absalom! details the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen, a white man born into poverty in Western Virginia who comes to Mississippi with the... Read more

Xie Jinyuan Leads Chinese Defense of Sihang Warehouse Against Japanese Aggression as Generalissimo Chiang Withdraws Forces West of Shanghai

The Defense of Sihang Warehouse (simplified Chinese: 四行仓库; traditional Chinese: 四行倉庫; pinyin: Sìháng Cāngkù) took place from October 26 to November... Read more

Goswick Rail Crash

The Goswick rail crash occurred on 26 October 1947 near the village of Goswick, Northumberland, England. The Flying Scotsman express from Edinburgh... Read more

Hillary Rodham Clinton Born

Hillary Diane Rodham was born at Edgewater Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in a United Methodist family, first in Chicago, and then,... Read more

Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue is released

Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue is a 1953 film, made by Walt Disney Productions. This film is about Robert Roy MacGregor. Richard Todd related in... Read more

The Southern Cloud's Crash Site is Discovered

The wreckage was not discovered until October 1958 and the fate of the aircraft, its crew and passengers ascertained. The loss of the "Southern... Read more

Fidel Castro Writes Letter to Khruschev in which he Urges the Soviet Union to Attack the US if it Invades Cuba

I would like to briefly express my own personal opinion. If [an invasion of Cuba] takes place and the imperialists invade Cuba with the aim of... Read more

John A. Scali of ABC Surreptitiously Meets with KGB Station Chief, Aleksandr Fomin

At 1:00 p.m., John A. Scali of ABC News had lunch with Aleksandr Fomin at Fomin's request. Fomin noted that "war seems about to break out" and... Read more

The Terminator released

The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction/action film directed and co-written by James Cameron. It features Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator,... Read more

MST3K Ep. 317 - "The Saga of the Viking Women and their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent"

(Short: The Home Economics Story) Vikings' wives set sail to rescue their husbands, who are being held hostage by Grimolt warriors. Catchphrase:... Read more

Kreator release Renewal

Renewal is the sixth album by the German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1992. It is their first "experimental" album, as in this release... Read more

Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty signed

The Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace (full name: Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) is a peace treaty... Read more

"The Last Seduction" Is Released

The Last Seduction is a neo-noir 1994 film directed by John Dahl. The movie features Linda Fiorentino as the femme fatale, Peter Berg as a small... Read more

"The Hot Tub" - Season 7 Episode 5 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Hot Tub" is the 115th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 5th episode for the 7th season. It aired on October 26, 1995. Plot... Read more

Napalm Death release Words from the Exit Wound

Words from the Exit Wound is the eighth album by Napalm Death released in 1998. It, along with Enemy of the Music Business, is one of two studio... Read more

Dream Theater releases Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is the fifth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1999. It is a... Read more

Nas Releases Single "Nastradamus"

"Nastradamus" is the first single from Nas' fourth album Nastradamus. It was produced by L.E.S.. The song contains the lyrics "You wanna ball 'til... Read more

Overkill releases Coverkill

Coverkill is a cover album released by thrash metal band Overkill in 1999. The album consists of cover songs by artists that influenced the band,... Read more

Sony Releases Playstation 2 in North America

The PlayStation 2 (often shortened to PS2) is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the... Read more