March 26 - The Day in History

March 26 : General Interest 1979 : Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign a historic peace agreement, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and Israel and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties... read more American Revolution 1776 : South Carolina approves new constitution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-carolina-approves-new-constitution Automotive 2008 : Ford sells Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-sells-jaguar-and-land-rover-to-indias-tata Civil War 1864 : McPherson takes over the Union Army of the Tennessee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcpherson-takes-over-the-army-of-the-tennessee Cold War 1950 : McCarthy charges that Owen Lattimore is a Soviet spy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccarthy-charges-that-owen-lattimore-is-a-soviet-spy Crime 1987 : Torture chamber uncovered in Philadelphia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/torture-chamber-uncovered-in-philadelphia Disaster 1872 : Deadly earthquake hits California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deadly-earthquake-hits-california General Interest 1953 : Salk announces polio vaccine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salk-announces-polio-vaccine 1997 : Heaven's Gate cult members found dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-dead Hollywood 2000 : American Beauty tops Academy Awards http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-beauty-tops-academy-awards Literary 1920 : F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/f-scott-fitzgeralds-first-novel-published Music 1955 : "Black" music gets whitewashed, as Georgia Gibbs hits the pop charts with "The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotblackquot-music-gets-whitewashed-as-georgia-gibbs-hits-the-pop-charts-with-quotthe-wallflower-dance-with-me-henryquot Old West 1832 : The steamboat Yellowstone heads for Montana http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-steamboat-yellowstone-heads-for-montana Presidential 1804 : Jefferson presented with a "mammoth loaf" of bread http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-presented-with-a-mammoth-loaf-of-bread Sports 1979 : Michigan State defeats Indiana State in NCAA championship http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michigan-state-defeats-indiana-state-in-ncaa-championship Vietnam War 1969 : Antiwar demonstration in Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antiwar-demonstration-in-washington 1975 : Hue falls to the communists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hue-falls-to-the-communists World War I 1917 : First Battle of Gaza http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-gaza World War II 1941 : Naval warfare gets new weapon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/naval-warfare-gets-new-weapon

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