more events on June 26
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1993
Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers, dies.
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1975
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is convicted of election fraud.
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1971
The U.S. Justice Department issues a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers.
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1963
President John Kennedy announces “Ich bin ein Berliner” at the Berlin Wall.
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1961
A Kuwaiti vote opposes Iraq’s annexation plans.
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1951
The Soviet Union proposes a cease-fire in the Korean War.
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1945
The U.N. Charter is signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, California.
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1942
The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter flies for the first time.
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1931
Colin Henry Wilson, British author (The Outsider).
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1926
A memorial to the first U.S. troops in France is unveiled at St. Nazaire.
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1924
After eight years of occupation, American troops leave the Dominican Republic.
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1918
The Germans begin firing their huge 420 mm howitzer, “Big Bertha,” at Paris.
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1917
General Pershing arrives in France with the American Expeditionary Force.
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1916
Russian General Aleksei Brusilov renews his offensive against the Germans.
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1915
Charlotte Zolotow, American children’s writer.
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1914
Laurie Lee, British writer (Cider with Rosie).
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1909
Tom Parker, Elvis Presley‘s manager.
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1908
Shah Muhammad Ali’s forces squelch the reform elements of Parliament in Persia.
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1907
Russia’s nobility demands drastic measures be taken against revolutionaries.
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1904
Peter Lorre, film actor (Casablanca, M).
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1902
William P. Lear, American engineer and industrialist.
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1900
The United States announces it will send troops to fight against the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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1898
Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt, German engineer.
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1893
William “Big Bill” Broonzy, blues singer and guitarist.
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1892
Pearl S. Buck, American novelist (The Good Earth).
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1863
Jubal Early and his Confederate forces move into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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1862
General Robert E. Lee attacks George McClellan‘s line at Mechanicsville during the Seven Days’ campaign.
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1844
Julia Gardiner and President John Tyler are married in New York City.
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1819
Abner Doubleday, Civil War general.
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1804
The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles.
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1794
The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus.
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1742
Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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1541
Former followers murder Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish Conqueror of Peru.
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1243
The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor is wiped out by the Mongols.
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1096
Peter the Hermit‘s crusaders force their way across Sava, Hungary.
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363
Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival.