{"id":208172,"date":"2020-01-01T13:29:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/august-26\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:34:25","slug":"august-26","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/august-26\/","title":{"rendered":"August 26: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 26th is the day we officially celebrate Cherry Popsicle Day and Dog Day.

We are now on day 238 out of 365, and only have days remaining in 2025.

If August 26 is important to you, then you’re going to love to know what important events have happened on this day throughout history. Here you’ll also find some facts about today and what celebrities were born on this day.

Did you know that on this day in 1895, the first electric power was generated at Niagara Falls? The electricity was used to power local aluminium and carborundum production and later on part of the nearby city of Buffalo.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about August 26th in history!\r\n\r\n

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What memorable events happened on August 26 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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2019\r\n\r\n

Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental fund donated $5 million in the battle against Amazon rainforest fires that were devastating the area.\r\n\r\n
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2019\r\n\r\n

Indonesia announced they plan to move their capital city from Jakarta to Borneo.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The president, Joko Widodo, said Jakarta was too crowded and sinking due to climate change.\r\n\r\n

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2018\r\n\r\n

Video gamer David Katz shot two people dead, injured nine then committed suicide at an NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2017\r\n\r\n

Hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets of Barcelona due to a terrorist attack.\r\n\r\n
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The attack happened on August 17, when a van smashed into nearby walkers. Thirteen people were killed, while over 100 were injured.\r\n\r\n

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2014\r\n\r\n

Burger King agreed to buy out the donut chain Tim Hortons for $11 billion.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1998\r\n\r\n

Shortly after liftoff, the first US Air Force Delta III rocket failed and was blown up mid-air.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A minor explosion within the rocket knocked it off its course, so the Air Force was forced to destroy it just 75 seconds after launch. The estimated loss from the disaster was around $255 million, as the rocket was carrying a Galaxy 10 communications satellite.\r\n\r\n

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1994\r\n\r\n

Britain fitted the first-ever battery-operated heart in the first operation of its kind.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1968\r\n\r\n

The Beatles released one of their all-time hits, “Hey Jude,” in the US.\r\n\r\n
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The 7-inch single record was the first release of the Beatles’ own record label, Apple Records. It was an instant hit, sitting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks in a row.\r\n\r\n

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1944\r\n\r\n

Charles de Gaulle marched with his entourage to Notre Dame in Paris to celebrate the city’s liberation the day before.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1920\r\n\r\n

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, giving women the right to vote.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1895\r\n\r\n

The first electric power was generated at Niagara Falls.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Construction at the site diverted the water flowing over Niagara Falls through turbines, leading to a generator to create electricity. It was the catalyst for energy production using water flow.\r\n\r\n

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1778\r\n\r\n

Four men became the first recorded climbers to complete a successful ascent of Triglav, Slovenia’s highest peak.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1498\r\n\r\n

Michelangelo was commissioned to create his sculpture Pietà.\r\n\r\n
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1346\r\n\r\n

The Battle of Crécy occurred when the French army attacked the English army while they traversed northern France.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The English won the one-day battle, which occurred during the Hundred Years’ War, where the French army commanded by King Philip VI was at war with the English, led by King Edward III, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France.\r\n\r\n

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Is today your birthday? If so, you share this special day with Dylan O’Brien! Check out more famous people born on this day below.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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