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This day in history
October 26
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2004
Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America. Rockstar Games →
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2001
President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies. George W. Bush →
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2000
Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) became the president of Ivory Coast. Robert Guéï →
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1994
Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, settling relations between the two countries and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country. Israel–Jordan peace treaty →
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1977
Somali hospital cook Ali Maow Maalin began displaying symptoms of smallpox, becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease. Ali Maow Maalin →
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1955
Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Ngo Dinh Diem →
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1921
The Chicago Theatre (pictured), the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened. Chicago Theatre →
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1906
The Illinois Memorial, honoring Union army soldiers from Illinois who fought at the Siege of Vicksburg, was dedicated at Vicksburg National Military Park. Illinois Memorial →
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1905
The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers. Saint Petersburg Soviet →
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1902
A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace. Eduard von Toll →
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1892
Ida B. Wells (pictured) began publishing her research on lynching in the United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020. Ida B. Wells →
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1871
Liberian president Edward James Roye (pictured) was overthrown in modern Africa's first coup d'état. Edward James Roye →