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| July 26th |
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| About July 26th is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1739 - George Clinton, 4th U.S Vice President 1903 - Estes Kefauver, former U.S. Senator (Tennessee) 1920 - Bob Waterfield, Hall of Fame quarterback 1934 - Tommy McDonald, Hall of Fame wide receiver 1939 - Bob Lilly, Hall of Fame defensive tackle 1943 - Mick Jagger, singer, musician (The Rolling Stones) 1964 - Sandra Bullock, actress (Speed) 1974 - Daniel Negreanu, professional poker player Deaths 1863 - Sam Houston, statesman, soldier (President of the Republic of Texas) 1984 - George Gallup, founder of the Gallup poll 1995 - George W. Romney, former Michigan Governor, father of Mitt Romney Events 1775 - Benjamin Franklin is named the first postmaster general. 1788 - New York is admitted to the Union, becoming the 11th state. 1908 - U.S. Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner, which later would take the name Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1947 - President Harry Truman signs National Security Act of 1947 while onboard the VC-54C, which creates the U.S. Air Force and becomes first aircraft acting as Air Force One. 1990 - President George H. W. Bush signs into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 2005 - NASA launches Discovery, their first scheduled flight mission since the Columbia Disaster in 2003. |
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