Friday, July 26, 1996
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Today's Events
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Actor Robert Downey Jr. will appear in court to face charges possession of cocaine, heroin and a concealed weapon.
Today is the annual world congress of Santa Clauses at
Dyrehavsbakken amusement park in Klampenborg, Denmark.
Liberians United for Peace and Democracy march for peace
and democracy in Liberia.
The Institute for Alternative Futures holds a seminar luncheon
on "Health and the Information Superhighway."
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On the horizon
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On Saturday, July 27, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will hold its
induction ceremony, followed by the Hall of Fame Game: Indianapolis
vs. New Orleans.
On Sunday, July 28, Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak in Chicago on
Tibetan independence.
On Tuesday, July 30, Egyptian President Mubarak is scheduled to
meet with President Clinton and Secretary of State Christopher in
Washington.
Wednesday, July 31, is the deadline for U.S. and Japanese negotiators to reach
agreement on semiconductor and insurance issues.
On Thursday, August 1, Secretary of State Warren Christopher will testify
before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. international
policy.
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On this day
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In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became Postmaster-General.
In 1788, New York became the eleventh state to ratify the U.S.
Constitution.
In 1856, playwright George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin,
Ireland.
In 1894, English novelist Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New
World," was born in Godalming, England.
In 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte issued an
order creating an investigative agency that was a forerunner of the
FBI.
In 1945, Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister
after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party.
(Clement Attlee became the new prime minister.)
In 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In 1952, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president by the
Democratic national convention in Chicago; later that day, John J.
Sparkman was nominated for vice president.
In 1952, Argentina's first lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires
at age 33.
In 1952, King Farouk the First of Egypt abdicated in the wake of
a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
In 1953, Fidel Castro began his revolt against the regime of
Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. (Castro ousted Batista in 1959.)
In 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the
Suez Canal.
In 1964, Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were
convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union
pension fund.
In 1971, "Apollo 15" was launched from Cape Kennedy.
In 1986, kidnappers in Lebanon released the Reverend Lawrence Martin Jenco, an American hostage held for nearly 19 months.
In 1986, American statesman Averell Harriman died in Yorktown
Heights, New York, at age 94.
In 1991, Secretary of State James A. Baker III addressed Mongolia's first legislature chosen in multi-party elections, applauding the rise of democracy and promising millions of dollars in aid.
In 1995, the Senate voted 69-to-29 to unilaterally lift the
U.N. embargo on arms shipments to Bosnia.
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Newslink
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Turkey has been in the news a lot lately. The Islamists are now in power and Thursday three inmates died in a nationwide hunger strike by nearly 2,000 leftists in Turkey's jails, bringing the death toll to six. The inmates, who are protesting beatings, inadequate medical care and transfers to remote facilities, have seized control of three large prisons. To learn more about Turkey take a trip to the Official Guide of Turkey.
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Holidays today
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Australia observes Darwin Show Day (Darwin area only)
Today is National Rebellion Day (1953) in Cuba.
Liberia celebrates Independence Day today.
Today is Independence Day in the Maldives.
Today is Curacao Day in Curacao.
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Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan
News almanac archive
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