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 October 26
 1774: The
First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. 1825: The
Erie
Canal opened, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. 1854:
C.W. Post,
founder of Post Cereal Company, was born. 1861: The
Pony Express made its last run on the day the first continental telegraph news
dispatch was sent. 1936: The first generator at
Boulder Dam (renamed Hoover Dam) began transmitting electricity
to Los Angeles. 1940: The venerable
P-51 Mustang
made its maiden flight. 1943: The first women Marines reported for duty at
Camp Pendleton. 1951:
Winston Churchill was elected to a second term as Prime Minister.
1954: Chevrolet unveiled its
V-8 engine, at 265 cid. 1956: The
International Atomic Energy Agency was established. 1966:
Intelsat 2, the first Pacific communications satellite, was launched.
1972: Helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky died. 1977: The experimental space shuttle "Enterprise"
glided to a bumpy but successful landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
1984: "Baby Fae" received a heart transplant from a baboon.
Note: These
historical tidbits (see daily
list) have been collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet.
As detailed in my
It Happened When? Factoid 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. Many 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. Images used in the logos are often from open source
websites like Wikipedia, and are specifically credited with a hyperlink back to
the source where possible.
Fair Use laws permit
small samples of copyrighted content.
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