On July 26, 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.
On July 26, 1875, Carl (Gustav) Jung , one of the founders of analytic psychology, was born. Following his death on June 6, 1961, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1788 | New York became the 11th state to ratify the Constitution. |
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| 1856 | Playwright George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. |
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| 1945 | Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party. He was succeeded by Clement Attlee. |
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| 1947 | President Harry S. 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. |
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| 1948 | President Harry S. Truman signed executive orders prohibiting discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment. |
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| 1952 | Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. |
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| 1956 | Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. |
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| 1964 | Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund. |
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| 1971 | Apollo 15 was launched on a manned mission to the moon. |
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| 1990 | The House of Representatives reprimanded Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., for ethics violations. |
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| 1990 | President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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| 1990 | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a young woman – later identified as Kimberly Bergalis of Florida – had been infected with the AIDS virus, apparently by her dentist. |
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| 2000 | A federal judge approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a half million plaintiffs who alleged the banks had hoarded money deposited by Holocaust victims. |
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| 2006 | A jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her children in a bathtub in the second trial she faced on the charges; she was committed to a state mental hospital. |
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Current Birthdays
Actor Kevin Spacey turns 52 years old today.
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Actress Helen Mirren turns 66 years old today.
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| 1918 | Marjorie Lord, Actress ("Make Room for Daddy"), turns 93 |
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| 1939 | Bob Lilly, Football Hall of Famer, turns 72 |
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| 1941 | Darlene Love, R&B singer, actress, turns 70 |
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| 1943 | Mick Jagger, Rock singer (Rolling Stones), turns 68 |
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| 1943 | Mike McConnell, Former director of national intelligence, turns 68 |
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| 1949 | Roger Taylor, Rock musician (Queen), turns 62 |
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| 1950 | Susan George, Actress, turns 61 |
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| 1956 | Dorothy Hamill, Figure skater, turns 55 |
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| 1964 | Sandra Bullock, Actress, turns 47 |
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| 1965 | Jeremy Piven, Actor ("Entourage"), turns 46 |
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| 1971 | Chris Harrison, TV host ("The Bachelor"), turns 40 |
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| 1973 | Kate Beckinsale, Actress, turns 38 |
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Historic Birthdays
Carl (Gustav) Jung7/26/1875 - 6/6/1961Swiss founder of analytic psychology.Go to obituary »
| 94 | George Bernard Shaw 7/26/1856 - 11/2/1950
Playwright |
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| 69 | Aldous Huxley 7/26/1894 - 11/22/1963Philosopher, satirist and author |
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| 62 | Gracie Allen 7/26/1902 - 8/27/1964
Vaudeville, radio, television and stage actress |
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| 70 | Vivian Vance 7/26/1909 - 8/17/1979
Actress (''I Love Lucy'') |
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| 79 | Erskine Hawkins 7/26/1914 - 11/11/1993
Jazz trumpeter |
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| 78 | Jason Robards
7/26/1922 - 12/26/2000
Actor |
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| 70 | Stanley Kubrick
7/26/1928 - 3/7/1999
Film director |
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