Historical events that took place on the 26th
of July
1847: Liberia declared its independence from the
American Colonization Society
1918: Race riot in Philadelphia left 4 dead
1941: The United States placed an embargo on
oil export to Japan
1944: Japanese attacked United States lines
in Guam
1947: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
was established by the National Security Act
1951: The
Netherlands ended the war with Germany
1963: Over 1,000 people were killed following
an earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia
1964: 94 people were killed after a Train
from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derailed near Oporto
1993: Boeing 737-500 crashed in South Korea
killing 66 people
1994: Cambodia's train attack left 13 dead
2010: Over 92,000 classified documents
detailing incidents related to the war in Afghanistan were released by
Wikileaks
2011: Vietnam re-elected its Prime Minister,
Nguyen Tan Dung
2012: Tropical Storm left 16,000 people
homeless in South Korea
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