Tuesday, October 26, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

October 26

1774:The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.

1825:The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened.

1881:Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

1975:Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to pay an official visit to the United States.

2005:The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros to win their first World Series in 88 years.


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