History for July 26

History for July 26 - On-This-Day.com
George Bernard Shaw 1856, Aldous Huxley 1894, Gracie Allen 1906 


Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 1943, Helen Mirren 1946, Dorothy Hamill 1956 


Kevin Spacey 1959, Sandra Bullock 1964, Kate Beckinsale 1973 


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. 


1907 - The Chester was launched. It was the first turbine-propelled ship. 


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


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. 


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. 


1971 - Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL.