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What happened in history on this day: July 26?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On July 26 in ...
- 1993 - Cyrix terminates Texas Instruments' license to manufacture and produce Cyrix-designed x86 compatible processors.
- 1996 - Apple Computer releases QuickTime 2.5 for Macintosh (System 6.0.7 or higher), adding support for interchangeable Motion JPEG video compression format.
- 1997 - Apple Computer releases Mac OS 8.0 for US$99. Code-name during development was Tempo.
- 2005 - Apple Computer releases updated Mac Mini computers. A version with 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor is priced at US$499. A version with 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth is priced at US$599. A similar model with SuperDrive (CD/DVD burner) is priced at US$699.
- 2005 - Apple Computer releases updated iBook portable computers. Common features include a scrolling TrackPad, sudden-motion sensor, 512 MB RAM, AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth 2.0 wireless connectivity. The iBook with 12-inch screen and 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 costs US$999. The model with 14-inch screen and 1.42 GHz processor is US$1,299.
- 1951 - Disney premieres the animated feature film Alice in Wonderland in England at London's Leicester Square Theatre.
- 1979 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Unidentified Flying Oddball to theaters in the US. The film was released in Europe as The Spaceman and King Arthur.
- 1986 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film The Parent Trap II.
- 1991 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film V.I. Warshawski to theatres.
- 1995 - Tom Murphy of Capital Cities counters Disney's offer of US$115 per share for the company by asking one share of Disney stock plus US$65 cash per share. That is worth roughly US$120 per share.
- 1996 - Guyana issues fourteen postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1996 - Guyana issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney antique toys.
- 2002 - Disney generally releases the film The Country Bears to theaters in the USA.
- 2008 - The Family Channel airs the premiere of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert 3-D movie on TV in Canada.
- 1953 - A truce is signed in Korean War. This allows American automobile manufacturers to shift more time and money toward domestic automobile production, including special projects like sports cars.
- 1975 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Round 6 of the SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held.
- Finishing 1st is the Advance United Corvette 454, driven by Jerry Hansen.
- Finishing 2nd is the Corvette Tech Corvette 461, driven by Tim Startup.
- Finishing 6th is the Rick Stark Enterprises Corvette 427, driven by Rick Stark.
- Finishing 8th is the Bresee Corvette 460, driven by Alex Davidson.
- Finishing 10th is The Bandag Corvette 460, driven by Denny Long.
- In 11th place, but not finishing the race, is the Eclipse Corvette 350, driven by Bill Jobe.
- Finishing 12th is the Randy Stafford Enterprises Corvette 350, driven by Randy Stafford.
- Finishing 14th is the T.B.C. Racing Corvette 427, driven by Roger Pierce.
- Finishing 15th is the Tri-State Automotive Corvette 427, driven by Steve Strandemo.
- Finishing 16th is the Schott Racing Corvette 427, driven by Dan Schott.
- In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the Fyhrie / DePirro Corvette 350, driven by Paul DePirro.
- In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the Danielson Corvette 350, driven by Dick Danielson.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Little Foreign Car Shop Corvette 454, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Interests Corvette, driven by Bill Morrison.
- In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Craig Car Stereo Corvette 454, driven by Don Hager.
- In 23rd place, but not finishing the race, is the Babe's Garage Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Midwest Speed & Performance Corvette 350, driven by Emery Emond.
- In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the Round Table Racing Corvette 427, driven by Peter Brallier.
- 1987 - At the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, the G.I. Joe's Grand Prix race is held, part of the IMSA Camel GT series. The two Corvette GTP cars finish 4th and 7th.
- 1940 - New Japanese prime minister Prince Fumimaro Konoye unveils his plan to take advantage of the European powers' weakness in Asia.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt orders the freezing of Japanese assets in the US, and orders an embargo of all petroleum exports to Japan. British and Dutch governments also declare trade embargos and freezing of Japanese assets.
- 1941 - US War Department establishes US Forces in the Far East command, under General Douglas MacArthur, based at Manilla, Philippines.
- 1941 - Armed forces of Philippines are brought into the service of the USA.
- 1942 - Dutch bishops issue a public protest of the arrest and deportation of Dutch Jews.
- 1942 - (evening) 403 British aircraft attack Hamburg, Germany, destroying or damaging 6000 houses, killing 337, and leaving 14,000 homeless.
- 1943 - German commander General Walther Model orders troops to withdraw from the Orel salient north of Kursk.
- 1943 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive 48, directing defence measures in the event of Allied landings in Crete and Greece.
- 1943 - (daytime) 44 bombers of the US 8th Air Force attack Hamburg, Germany. Two planes are shot down.
- 1945 - USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian island in the Marianas, and unloads atomic bomb components to be used against Japan.
- 1945 - At the Potsdam conference, a final ultimatum is presented to Japan: unconditional surrender or "complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and ... devastation of the Japanese homeland".
- 1994 - Dominica issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
- 2001 - The US Congressional Medal of Honor is awarded to Navajo code breakers of World War II.
- 2004 - Antigua & Barbuda issues 14 postage stamps for the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
- 1982 - Federal District judge George Leighton rules that Mattel Electronics had infringed patents of Magnavox on the Odyssey video game system.
- 2002 - In Australia, a Federal Court judge rules that mod chips for the PlayStation do not violate copyright rules that outlaw devices to bypass copyright-protection technology.
- 2002 - Sony announces it has shipped 10 million PlayStation 2 systems in Japan.
- 2005 - Natsume releases the Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2009 - Nintendo releases the Wii Sports Resort video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2011 - Atlus releases the Catherine video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1979 - At Auction '79 in St. Louis, Missouri, Anthony Carrato of the Eagle Coins company in Niagara Falls, Ontario, buys a 1911 $1 pattern for US$160,000 (about CDN$184,000).
- 1979 - (to July 27) In Saint Louis, Missouri, Auction '79 is held by four large coin companies: Paramount, Rare Coin Company of America, Stack's, and Superior. Some highlights:
- 1787 Brasher gold doubloon pattern, one of seven known: $430,000, bought by Walter Perschke, president of Numisco coin brokerage form in Chicago;
- 1849-C $1 gold, EF: $90,000, record for US gold dollar;
- 1838-O 50-cent, Proof 60: $62,500;
- 1854-O $20, EF: $45,000;
- 1920-S $10, MS-64: $44,000;
- 1828 $5, MS-65: $110,000;
- 1880 $4, flowing hair, Proof: $50,000;
- Canada 1911 $1 pattern: $160,000, bought by Tony Carrato of Niagara, Ontario.
- 2001 - US Senate confirms Henrietta Holsman Fore as US Mint director.
- 2010 - The US Mint releases the 2010 Yosemite National Park quarter dollar coin to circulation.
- 1928 - New York Yankees score 11 runs in 12th inning beating Detroit Tigers 12-1.
- 1933 - Joe Dimaggio ends 61-game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League.
- 1939 - New York Yankees catcher Bill Dickey hits three consecutive home runs.
- 1952 - Mickey Mantle hits his first grand-slammer.
- 1957 - Mickey Mantle hits career home run number 200.
- 1967 - Minnesota Twins beat New York Yankees 3-2 in 18 innings.
- 1983 - Jarmila Kratochvilova of Czech sets 800m woman's record (1:53.28).
- 1988 - Mike Schmidt sets National League record appearing in 2,155 games at third base.
- 1990 - US beats the Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at the Goodwill Games.
- 1991 - Montreal Expos' Mark Gardner no hits Los Angeles Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th.
- 2005 - Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs becomes the 13th pitcher in major league baseball history to register 3,000 strikeouts.
- 2009 - In Donington, Great Britain, round 10 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Andrea Dovizioso.
- 2009 - In Budapest, Hungary, round 10 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Lewis Hamilton.
- 2019 - (to August 11) The 2019 Pan American Games are held in Lima, Peru.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Texas Rangers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Houston Astros by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Colorado Rockies by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Kansas City Royals by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats New York Yankees by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Cincinnati Reds by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-2.
- 1905 - P Gotz discovers asteroid #568 Cheruskia.
- 1958 - Army launches fourth US successful satellite, Explorer IV.
- 1959 - C Hoffmeister discovers asteroid #2183.
- 1963 - US Syncom 2, first geosynchronous communications satellite, is launched.
- 1971 - Apollo 15 launched to the Moon.
- 1971 - N Chernykh discovers asteroid #1836 Komarov.
- 1974 - USSR's Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3.
- 1975 - Soyuz 18B returns to Earth.
- 1981 - E Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken and #2882 Tedesco.
- 1982 - Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket.
- 2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on its "Return To Flight" mission. This is the first space shuttle flight in nearly 2 1/2 years since the breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.
- 1979 - Estimated 109 cm (43 inches) of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record).
- 2005 - Mumbai and the Mumbai Conurbation area are submerged in 5-7 feet of water due to heavy rains, making nearby dams release water causing a massive flood, which virtually stops the financial capital of India for 4-5 days.
- 1775 - Benjamin Franklin is appointed Postmaster General of the Continental Post Office, with salary set at $1000 per year.
- 1788 - New York becomes 11th state to ratify US Constitution.
- 1790 - US passes Assumption Act making federal government responsible for state debts.
- 1846 - US Congress authorizes Treasury notes to finance war with Mexico.
- 1847 - Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society.
- 1862 - Great Eastern ship departs New York for Liverpool with US$600,000 in specie aboard.
- 1863 - At Salineville, Ohio, John Hunt Morgan and 364 troops surrender.
- 1908 - US Federal Bureau of Investigation is established.
- 1918 - Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (three whites and one black killed).
- 1926 - American National Bar Association incorporates.
- 1931 - The millennialist Bible Student movement adopts the name Jehovah's Witnesses at a meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
- 1943 - 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record).
- 1945 - USS Indianapolis delivers key components of the two nuclear bombs to be dropped on Japan, to Tinian on the Northern Marianas Islands.
- 1947 - National Security Act establishes the US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1948 - US President Harry Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in armed forces.
- 1958 - Army launches fourth US successful satellite, Explorer IV.
- 1963 - US Syncom 2, first geosynchronous communications satellite, is launched.
- 1964 - Teamsters' President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy.
- 1971 - Apollo 15 launched to the Moon.
- 1979 - (to July 27) In Saint Louis, Missouri, Auction '79 is held by four large coin companies: Paramount, Rare Coin Company of America, Stack's, and Superior. Some highlights:
- 1787 Brasher gold doubloon pattern, one of seven known: $430,000;
- 1849-C $1 gold, EF: $90,000, record for US gold dollar;
- 1838-O 50-cent, Proof 60: $62,500;
- 1854-O $20, EF: $45,000;
- 1920-S $10, MS-64: $44,000;
- 1828 $5, MS-65: $110,000;
- 1880 $4, flowing hair, Proof: $50,000;
- Ptolemaic gold octadrachm, Sidon Mint, EF: $15,500, record price;
- Canada 1911 $1 pattern: $160,000, bought by Tony Carrato of Niagara, Ontario.
- 1979 - Estimated 109 cm (43 inches) of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record).
- 1982 - Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket.
- 1984 - In the USA, one New York resident wins US$20 million in the state lottery, a new record for unshared win.
- 1989 - A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert Tappan Morris, Junior for releasing a computer virus, making him the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
- 1990 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act, designed to protect disabled Americans from discrimination.
- 1997 - Apple Computer releases Mac OS 8.0 for US$99. Code-name during development was Tempo.
- 1999 - The last Checker taxi cab is retired in New York City and auctioned off for approximately US$135,000.
- 2001 - US Senate confirms Henrietta Holsman Fore as US Mint director.
- 2004 - (to July 29) The Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts nominates John Kerry for U.S. President and John Edwards for Vice President.
- 2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on its "Return To Flight" mission. This is the first space shuttle flight in nearly 2 1/2 years since the breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.
- 2007 - A 50-pound chunk of white ice crashes through the roof of a house, in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. Other large chunks of ice fall from the clear sky, tearing through nearby trees.
Other history:
- 1945 - Churchill resigns as Britain's Prime Minister.
- 1953 - Fidel Castro leads attack on Moncada Barracks, begins Cuban revolution.
- 1956 - Egypt seizes the Suez Canal.
- 2008 - In India, 19 separate explosions in the western city of Ahmedabad, all within an hour, kill 51 people and wound 200.
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