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Today In History. A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Todays History Facts For: 26th of August

BATTLE OF CRECY BEGINS
AUGUST 26, 1346 : In one of the most decisive conflicts in the Hundred Years War, the Battle of Crecy sees English forces led by King Edward...
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FIRST TELEVISED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME
AUGUST 26, 1939 : The first televised major league baseball games are shown on experimental station W2XBS: a double-header between the...
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MOTHER TERESA IS BORN
AUGUST 26, 1910 : Winner of the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Award and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Saint Teresa of Calcutta is born in Skopje, which is...
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MICHAEL JOHNSON BREAKS THE 400 METRES WORLD RECORD
AUGUST 26, 1999 : After being plagued with injuries in 1999, not only does Michael Johnson recover in time to compete in the 1999 IAAF World...
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MINI MAKES ITS DEBUT
AUGUST 26, 1959 : British Motor Corporation launches its newest car, the small and affordable Mark I Mini. It was launched at the cost of...
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Past History Facts

First transoceanic newspaper

With the publication of the Transatlantic Daily Mail (a digest of London, England, Edition printed in New York, U.S.), the Daily Mail becomes the... [ read more ]

5th of January 1944

Mao Zedong writes A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire

Mao Zedong writes the essay, 'A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire', criticizing the erroneous tendency of those who would not do the... [ read more ]

5th of January 1930

Sadiq Khan is elected Mayor of London

Sadiq Khan is elected Mayor of London and becomes London's first ethnic minority mayor. Khan is the first Muslim to be the mayor of a major... [ read more ]

8th of May 2016

Vladimir Putin becomes Prime Minister

Vladimir Putin is appointed as Russia's Prime Minister. [ read more ]

8th of May 2008

First female cadet to graduate from The Citadel

Although she wasn't the first woman to be admitted, on this day Nancy Mace (C), the author of 'In the Company of Men: A Woman at the... [ read more ]

8th of May 1999

South Africa’s new democracy is approved

South Africa takes another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal rights for blacks and whites. [ read more ]

8th of May 1996

Soviets announce boycott of Olympics

The Soviet Union announces it would boycott the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. [ read more ]

8th of May 1984

Smallpox is eradicated

At a special session in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization 'WHO' announces the global eradication of smallpox. The formal... [ read more ]

8th of May 1980

Muhammad Ali Conscientious Objector Case

Muhammad Ali is arraigned after pleading not guilty, on a charge of refusing to be drafted into the American army to serve in Vietnam, upon grounds... [ read more ]

8th of May 1967

Victory in Europe day

Cities across the U.S. and Great Britain celebrate the effective end of World War II in Europe; a formal and unconditional surrender of all German... [ read more ]

8th of May 1945

Gandhi begins hunger strike

Iconic Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi begins a self-purification fast of 21 days on this day. The fast launched a year-long campaign to protest the... [ read more ]

8th of May 1933

Sir David Attenborough is born

Regarded as Britain's national treasure and named among the 100 Greatest Britons, veteran broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Frederick... [ read more ]

8th of May 1926