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Day in History Archive July 26

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Note: These historical tidbits have been collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet. As detailed in this article, there is a lot of wrong information that is repeated hundreds of times because most websites do not validate with authoritative sources. On RF Cafe, events with hyperlinks have been verified. All will eventually be either verified or removed.
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A couple years ago, I began commemorating the birthdays of notable people and events with special RF Cafe logos. Where available, I like to use images from postage stamps from the country where the person or event occurred.

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1st Geosynchronous Satellite - Syncom 2 - Please click here to visit RF Cafe.

1775: The U.S. Postal System was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States, with Benjamin Franklin appointed as the first Postmaster General. 1895: Pierre Curie married Marie Sklodowska (Curie) in Sceaux, France. 1916: John Whinnery, co-author of the classic "Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics" book, was born. 1926: Joseph Engelberger, co-inventor of Unimate, the first industrial robot, was born. 1945: Winston Churchill was defeated by the Labour party's Clement Attlee. 1947: The U.S. Department of Defense was established by the National Security Act of 1947. 1963: NASA launched Syncom 2, the first successful geosynchronous orbit at 22,300 miles altitude. 1969: Scientists had a first look at the 46 pounds of rocks that Apollo 11  astronauts brought back from the moon. 1984: The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson became the first network television show to be broadcast in stereo. 1998: AT&T and British Telecommunications announced they were forming a joint venture.

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