On this day in history - Today, August, 26

Today in History

• 1978 First German to go into Space

  Sigmund Jähn, a pilot from the East German Air Force joined the crew of Soyuz 31, a Soviet manned s

• 1966 Namibian War of Independence Begins

  The 24-year long rebellion against the South African government began with an attack by the South Af

• 1955 First Tennis Match to be Telecast in Color

  The Davis Cup match between Australia and the US from the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New

• 1920 19th Amendment to the US Constitution Takes Effect

  The amendment extended universal suffrage to women in the United States. Before this, women in some

• 1768 James Cook Sails off on HMS Endeavour

  The British explorer was the first European in recorded history to have visited the eastern shores o