July 26 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 26
In the headlines today:

1990	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is signed into law by US president George Bush.
1984	Prince's feature-length movie, Purple Rain, is introduced at a gala premiere in Hollywood.
1971	Apollo 15, the fourth NASA manned lunar expedition, blasts off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
1957	Carlos Armas, president of Guatemala, is assassinated.
1952	Eva Peron, First Lady of Argentina, dies of cancer in Buenos Aires at age 33.
1947	The US National Security Council is established.
1945	British prime minister Winston Churchill resigns, in the wake of the Labor Party's election victories over the Conservatives.
1925	Less than a week after the famous 'Scopes Monkey Trial', prosecutor William Jennings Bryan dies at age 65.
1920	American women obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.
1907	The US Navy launches its first turbine-powered ship, the USN Chester.
1847	Liberia, settled in Africa by freed US slaves, becomes the first African colony to become an independent state.
1788	New York becomes the 11th state to ratify the US Constitution.
1775	The US Postal Service is established by the Continental Congress; Ben Franklin is appointed Postmaster General.