Today is Wednesday, April 26, the 116th day of 2017. There are 249 days left in the year.
1855 — Composer Gioacchino Rossini leaves Italy
1887 — Huntsville Electric Company is established to sell electricity
1890 — Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London
1900 — American League opener in Cleveland draws 6,500
1904 — Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms
1905 — Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at the plate in 1 game
1906 — First motion pictures shown in Hawaii
1907 — Jamestown VA Tercentenary Exposition opens
1912 — First homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)