June 26 - The Day in History

June 26 : General Interest 1948: U.S. begins Berlin Airlift On this day in 1948, U.S. and British pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated by a Soviet Union blockade... read more American Revolution 1784 : Delaware Patriot Caesar Rodney dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delaware-patriot-caesar-rodney-dies Automotive 1956 : Congress approves Federal Highway Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-approves-federal-highway-act Civil War 1862 : Rebels strike Union at the Battle of Mechanicsville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-mechanicsville Cold War 1948 : Berlin Airlift begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-airlift-begins Crime 1957 : A serial killer preys upon a woman out for a drive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-preys-upon-a-woman-out-for-a-drive Disaster 1807 : Lightning strikes in Luxembourg http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lightning-strikes-in-luxembourg General Interest 1541 : Conqueror of the Incas assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conqueror-of-the-incas-assassinated 1945 : U.N. Charter signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/un-charter-signed 1959 : St. Lawrence Seaway opened http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-lawrence-seaway-opened 1993 : Clinton punishes Iraq for plot to kill Bush http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-punishes-iraq-for-plot-to-kill-bush 2003 : Former U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-us-senator-strom-thurmond-dies Hollywood 1998 : Gone with the Wind re-released in United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gone-with-the-wind-re-released-in-united-states 2012: Nora Ephron, director of "When Harry Met Sally," dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nora-ephron-director-of-when-harry-met-sally-dies Literary 1892 : Pearl Buck's birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-bucks-birthday Music 1975 : Sonny and Cher's divorce becomes final http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sonny-and-chers-divorce-becomes-final Old West 1876 : Reno takes command of 7th Cavalry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reno-takes-command-of-7th-cavalry Presidential 1844 : President John Tyler weds his second wife http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-john-tyler-weds-his-second-wife 1963 : Kennedy claims solidarity with the people of Berlin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-claims-solidarity-with-the-people-of-berlin Sports 1911 : Babe Didrikson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/babe-didrikson-born Vietnam War 1965 : Westmoreland given authority to commit U.S. forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-given-authority-to-commit-us-forces 1972 : U.S. aircraft shifted to Thailand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-aircraft-shifted-to-thailand World War I 1917 : First U.S. troops arrive in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-troops-arrive-in-france World War II 1940 : Turkey declares nonbelligerency http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/turkey-declares-nonbelligerency 1945 : U.N. Charter is signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/un-charter-is-signed

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