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What happened in history on this day: January 26?
On January 26 in ...
- 1784 - Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol.
- 1802 - US Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library.
- 1837 - US President Andrew Jackson signs statehood bill admitting Michigan as 26th US state.
- 1838 - Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol.
- 1861 - Louisiana becomes sixth state to secede from the USA.
- 1862 - US President Abraham Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a US offensive; General George McClellan ignores order.
- 1863 - John Sherman introduces the National Currency Act in the US Senate.
- 1863 - War Department authorizes Massachusetts Governor to recruit black troops.
- 1870 - Virginia becomes eighth state re-admitted to USA.
- 1871 - US income tax is repealed.
- 1875 - Electric dental drill (battery-operated) is patented by George F Green of Michigan, USA.
- 1907 - First federal corrupt election practices law passed.
- 1911 - Glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, in San Diego, California.
- 1915 - Rocky Mountain National Park is established in Colorado.
- 1918 - US food administrator Herbert Hoover calls for "wheatless" and "meatless" days for war effort.
- 1930 - Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories).
- 1939 - Federal Hall National Monument established.
- 1942 - First US force in Europe during World War II goes ashore in Northern Ireland.
- 1945 - 2nd Lieutenant Audie L. Murphy exhibits conspicuous gallantry for which he later receives the Medal of Honor.
- 1948 - US Presidential Executive Order 9981 signed, ending segregation in US Armed Forces.
- 1962 - Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's "Twist" is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools.
- 1962 - US launches Ranger 3; misses Moon by 22,000 miles (37,000km).
- 1983 - Lotus 1-2-3 is released for IBM-PC-compatible computers.
- 1983 - Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California.
- 1984 - US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters and a blimp able to lift 26 tons in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
- 1984 - Mint Director Donna Pope changes name of Bureau of the Mint to U.S. Mint.
- 1985 - 42th Golden Globes: Amadeus wins.
- 1987 - 14th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama.
- 1988 - Phantom of the Opera opens at Majestic Theater in New York City, New York for 4,000+ performances.
- 1989 - AT&T reports first loss in 103 years; US$1.67 billion in 1988.
- 1991 - New York Lotto pays US$90 million to nine winners (numbers are 5-15-30-35-46-50).
- 1992 - Americans with Disabilities Act goes into effect.
- 1992 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
- 1996 - Death of David Schultz, shot by US millionaire John Du Pont at Foxcatcher estate in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA; wrestler (Olympics-Gold-1984).
- 1998 - 25th American Music Awards: Spice Girls and Babyface win.
- 1998 - On American television, President Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
- 2000 - At the Desert Inn casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cynthia Jay-Brennan wins $34,959,458.56 on a Megabucks slot machine, the world's largest payout. She had entered a total of $27.
- 2005 - Two trains derail, killing 11 and injuring 200, in Glendale, California near Los Angeles.
- 2008 - In South Carolina, USA, the Democratic caucuses choose Barack Obama as candidate for the presidential election on November. The Republican caucuses choose John McCain.
- 2009 - The world's largest drug company, Pfizer of New York, announces it will acquire rival Wyeth for US$68 billion.
- 2009 - The US Senate confirms Tim Geithner as Treasury Secretary.
- 2010 - Dutch auto group Spyker signs a deal to buy Sweden's Saab from General Motors for US$74 million in cash, $100 million from Saab operating capital, and $326 million in deferred shares of Saab Spyker Automobiles.
Births on January 26
- 1826 - Birth of Julia Boggs Dent in White Haven Plantation, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA; spouse of US President Hiram Ulysses Grant.
- 1831 - Birth of Mary Mapes Dodge in New York City, New York, USA; writer (Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates).
- 1880 - Birth of Douglas MacArthur in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; General of the Army (WWII).
- 1892 - Birth of Zara Cully in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Mother Jefferson - The Jeffersons).
- 1899 - Birth of Wyllis Cooper in Pekin, Illinois, USA; TV narrator (Volume One).
- 1905 - Birth of Charles Lane in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Homer - Petticoat Junction, The Lucy Show).
- 1907 - Birth of Eddie Ballantine in Chicago, Illinois, USA; musical director (Don McNeill Breakfast Club on NBC Blue/ABC Radio), TV reporter.
- 1912 - Birth of Cora Baird in New York City, New York, USA; puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie).
- 1913 - Birth of William Prince in Nichols, New York, USA; actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac).
- 1915 - Birth of William Hopper in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Paul Drake - Perry Mason).
- 1923 - Birth of Anne Jeffreys in North Carolina, USA; actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital).
- 1925 - Birth of Joan Leslie in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Sergeant York, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy).
- 1925 - Birth of Paul Newman in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler).
- 1927 - Birth of William Redfield in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage).
- 1928 - Birth of Philip José in Farmer, Indiana, USA; science fiction novelist (Riverworld).
- 1929 - Birth of Jules Feiffer in New York City, New York, USA; cartoonist (Passionella) author (Little Murders).
- 1930 - Birth of Harry "Buddy" Melges Junior in Wisconsin, USA; yachter (Olympics-gold/bronze-1964, 1972).
- 1935 - Birth of Bob Uecker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; baseball catcher, actor (Mr Belvedere).
- 1935 - Birth of Henry Jordan in Emporia, Virginia, USA; NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).
- 1951 - Birth of Andy Hummell in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rock bassist (Big Star).
- 1951 - Birth of Walt Willey in Ottawa, Illinois, USA; actor (Joe Novak - Ryan's Hope, Jackson Montgomery - All My Children).
- 1952 - Birth of Mario Runco Junior in the Bronx, New York, USA; Lieutenant-Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 44, 54, 77).
- 1952 - Birth of Thomas Edward Henderson in Newberry, South Carolina, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1958 - Birth of Anita Baker in Toledo, Ohio, USA; singer ("Giving You the Best That I Got").
- 1958 - Birth of Dave Rummells in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; Nike golfer (1993 Buick-second).
- 1958 - Birth of Ellen DeGeneres in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; comedienne (Ellen Morgan - Ellen).
- 1960 - Birth of Jeanette Bolden in Los Angeles, California, USA; 4x100m runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1963 - Birth of Claudia Lonow in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Diana - Knots Landing).
- 1965 - Birth of Lou Frazier; US baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos).
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff Branson; US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1967 - Birth of Katie Peterson-Parker in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th).
- 1967 - Birth of Tim Pugh in Lake Tahoe, California, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals).
- 1970 - Birth of Tracy Middendorf in Miami Beach, Florida, USA; actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Carrie - Days of Our Lives).
- 1970 - Birth of Dan Carlson; US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants).
- 1977 - Birth of Justin Gimelstob in New Jersey; tennis star (1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield).
- 1986 - Birth of Matt Heafy; American lead vocalist (Trivium).
- 1989 - Birth of Emily Hughes, American figure skater.
- 1997 - Birth of Pasaye Twins in Palatine, Illinois, twin born 92 days after his brother (October 26).
Deaths on January 26
- 1947 - Grace Moore, American soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at age 45.
- 1962 - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, New York City, New York Mafia gangster, dies at age 65.
- 1979 - Death of Nelson Rockefeller at age 70, four-time Governor of New York, Vice President of the United States (born 1908).
- 1983 - Death of Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach, at age 69 in Alabama (born 1913).
- 1990 - Death of Lewis Mumford, American historian of science (born 1895).
- 1996 - Death of David Schultz, shot by US millionaire John Du Pont at Foxcatcher estate in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA; wrestler (Olympics-Gold-1984).
- 1996 - Death by firing squad by John Albert Taylor in Utah, USA, for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.
- 2000 - Death of Don Ralke, American music arranger (born 1920).
- 2020 - Death of Kobe Bryant at age 41 in a helicopter crash; basketball player (shooting guard - Los Angeles Lakers, five NBA championship rings).
- 2022 - Death of Moses J. Moseley at age 31, found dead in Stockbridge, Georgia, USA; actor (The Walking Dead TV show).
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