WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024

1848-First pure food law enacted in U.S.

1902-England establishes Order of Merit

1902-M Wolf & L. Carnera discovers asteroid #488 Kreusa

1919-First issue of N.Y. Daily News published

1924-After 8 years of occupation, U.S. troops leave the Dominican Republic

1945-U.N. Charter signed by 50 nations in S.F.

1957-Hurricane Audrey strikes Louisiana claiming 500 lives

1963-Kennedy visits W. Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)

1968-Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by U.S.

1975-Indian PM Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency

1978-Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France

1978-First dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched

1982-Marie Osmond marries Steve Craig

1982-U.S. vetos U.N. Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal

from Beirut of Israeli & Palestine Liberation Organization forces