26 June History
- 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.
26 June Birthdays
- 1742 - Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1819 - Abner Doubleday, Civil War general.
- 1892 - Pearl S. Buck, American novelist (The Good Earth).
- 1893 - William "Big Bill" Broonzy, blues singer and guitarist.
- 1898 - Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt, German engineer.
- 1902 - William P. Lear, American engineer and industrialist.
- 1904 - Peter Lorre, film actor (Casablanca, M).
- 1909 - Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager.
- 1914 - Laurie Lee, British writer (Cider with Rosie).
- 1915 - Charlotte Zolotow, American children's writer.
- 1931 - Colin Henry Wilson, British author (The Outsider).