October 26th in History
October 26th
1640 The Treaty of Ripon was signed, by Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Scottish Covenanters. It was a major setback for Charles, and its terms were humiliating. It stipulated that Northumberland and County Durham were to be ceded to the Scots as an interim measure, that Newcastle was to be left in the hands of the Scots, and that Charles was to pay them £850 a day to maintain their armies there.
1775 King George III went before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
1859 The Royal Charter steam clipper was wrecked in Dulas Bay, off the coast of Anglesey, with almost 460 dead, the highest death toll of any shipwreck off the Welsh coast. The exact number of dead was not verified as the passenger list was lost in the wreck.
1881: The Shootout At The O.K. Corral Takes Place
The Earp brothers, joined by Doc Holliday, face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in Tombstone, Arizona. The so-called “gunfight at the OK Corral” came out of tensions between the Earps and the cattle-rustling Clanton-McLaury gang.
October 26, 1970 ~ Pop singer, pianist Elton John releases Your Song, which would become his first major hit ~ At the time, Elton John served as opening act for Three Dog Night. The latter would first record Your Song as an album track for It Ain't Easy, released in March 1970. The band did not release the track as a single, as they wanted to let John have a go with it first. John's version was initially released as the B-side to Take Me To The Pilot, but as radio DJ's preferred the flip side the single was re-released with sides reversed.
1640 The Treaty of Ripon was signed, by Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Scottish Covenanters. It was a major setback for Charles, and its terms were humiliating. It stipulated that Northumberland and County Durham were to be ceded to the Scots as an interim measure, that Newcastle was to be left in the hands of the Scots, and that Charles was to pay them £850 a day to maintain their armies there.
1775 King George III went before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
1859 The Royal Charter steam clipper was wrecked in Dulas Bay, off the coast of Anglesey, with almost 460 dead, the highest death toll of any shipwreck off the Welsh coast. The exact number of dead was not verified as the passenger list was lost in the wreck.
1881: The Shootout At The O.K. Corral Takes Place
The Earp brothers, joined by Doc Holliday, face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in Tombstone, Arizona. The so-called “gunfight at the OK Corral” came out of tensions between the Earps and the cattle-rustling Clanton-McLaury gang.
October 26, 1970 ~ Pop singer, pianist Elton John releases Your Song, which would become his first major hit ~ At the time, Elton John served as opening act for Three Dog Night. The latter would first record Your Song as an album track for It Ain't Easy, released in March 1970. The band did not release the track as a single, as they wanted to let John have a go with it first. John's version was initially released as the B-side to Take Me To The Pilot, but as radio DJ's preferred the flip side the single was re-released with sides reversed.
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