July 26 in History

The 33-year-old from Cambridgeshire decided his birth name was 'too boring' and went with the fast food item instead. He spent £89 on the deed poll pr... see more

The discovery of Eris in the outer solar system created a crisis in astronomy—it was bigger than Pluto but nobody called it a planet. This awkward sit... see more

President George H.W. Bush signed this landmark civil rights legislation prohibiting discrimination based on disability. The law required businesses t... see more

The Issaquah Alps Trails Club discovered a 1884 Model T Ford that had been abandoned in the woods and placed a humorous parking ticket on it. The fake... see more

Bill 101 required that all commercial signs be in French only, angering the English-speaking minority. The law even created a 'language police' to enf... see more

After 78 years as a British protectorate, this island nation in the Indian Ocean became fully independent. The Maldives is the world's lowest-lying co... see more

This NASA satellite revolutionized global communications by remaining fixed over one spot on Earth. It successfully relayed the first two-way conversa... see more

In a truly awkward coincidence, Dean Martin and his wife Betty welcomed their daughter while simultaneously ending their marriage. The timing was so b... see more

The Continental Congress appointed Franklin to organize a postal system for the colonies. He had previously served as a colonial postmaster and used h... see more