FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018

Today is Friday, October 26, the 299th day of 2018. There are 66 days left in the year.

1825 — Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened

1863 — Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva

1863 — Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer

1887 — Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in the World Series

1903 — Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross SF Bay

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

1905 — Union of Sweden & Norway ends

1911 — Phila A’s beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series

1916 — Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)