THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023

1825 — Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened

1863 — Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva

1863 — Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer

1869 — First American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)

1905 — First Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia

1905 — Union of Sweden & Norway ends

1955 — Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as president

1956 — Vietnam promulgates its constitution

1970 — "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers

1971 — U.N. votes to replace Taiwan with China

1972 — Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin

1975 — Anwar Sadat became first Egyptian president to officially visit the U.S.

1988 — Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service