June 26
| 1096 | Peter the Hermit's crusaders force their way across Sava, Hungary. | |
| 1243 | The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor is wiped out by the Mongols. | |
| 1541 | Former followers murder Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish Conqueror of Peru. | |
| 1794 | The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus. | |
| 1804 | The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles. | |
| 1844 | Julia Gardiner and President John Tyler are married in New York City. | |
| 1862 | General Robert E. Lee attacks McClellen's line at Mechanicsville during the Seven Days' campaign. | |
| 1863 | Jubal Early and his Confederate forces move into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. | |
| 1900 | The United States announces it will send troops to fight against the Boxer Rebellion in China. | |
| 1907 | Russia's nobility demands drastic measures to be taken against revolutionaries. | |
| 1908 | Shah Muhammad Ali's forces squelch the reform elements of Parliament in Persia. | |
| 1916 | Russian General Aleksei Brusilov renews his offensive against the Germans. | |
| 1917 | General Pershing arrives in France with the American Expeditionary Force. | |
| 1918 | The Germans begin firing their huge 420 mm howitzer, "Big Bertha," at Paris. | |
| 1926 | A memorial to the first U.S. troops in France is unveiled at St. Nazaire. | |
| 1924 | After eight years of occupation, American troops leave the Dominican Republic. | |
| 1942 | The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter flies for the first time. | |
| 1945 | The U.N. Charter is signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, California. | |
| 1951 | The Soviet Union proposes a cease-fire in the Korean War. | |
| 1961 | A Kuwaiti vote opposes Iraq's annexation plans. | |
| 1963 | President John Kennedy announces "Ich bin ein Berliner" at the Berlin Wall. | |
| 1971 | The U.S. Justice Department issues a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers. | |
| 1975 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is convicted of election fraud. | |
| 1993 | Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers, dies. |
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