On This Day in History October 26, 2022

Historical Events 1850  Robert McClure sights the fabled Northwest Passage for the first time (from Banks Island towards Melville Island) 1861  Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months 1863  International conference begins in Geneva aimed at improving medical conditions on battlefields - beginning of the Red Cross 1977  Last natural case of smallpox discovered in Merca district, Somalia. Considered the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination 2019  Raid by US Special Forces kills ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Georges Danton 1759 - 1794 Hillary Clinton 75th Birthday Jackie Coogan 1914 - 1984 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1919 - 1980 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 1971 - 2019 Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815 - 1902 More Famous Deaths October 26: The Gunfight at OK Corral Said to have lasted just 30 seconds, the gunfight at OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, is remembered as one of the great shootouts in the annals of the Wild West Read the Article