Saturday, July 26, 2014

History for July 26

History for July 26 - On-This-Day.com:
Birth anniversary of playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and filmmakers Blake Edwards (1922-2011) and Stanley Kubrick (1928-99).

Birth anniversary of Brave New World author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963).


Happy Birthday! Kate Beckinsale, Sandra Bullock, Mick Jagger


1775 - A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin. 


1893 - Commercial production of the Addressograph started in Chicago, IL. 



1908 - U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte issued an order that created an investigative agency that was a forerunner of the FBI. 


1945 - Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister. 


1947 - U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 


1948 - U.S. President Truman signed executive orders that prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment. 


1953 - Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later. 


1956 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. 


Anniversary (1990) of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which went into effect two years later.

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