On this day in history - Today, July, 26

Today in History

• 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is signed into law

  The law banned discrimination based on disability.

• 1965 Independence of Maldives

  The Indian Ocean Island nation gained independence after 78 years of British rule.

• 1963 Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite is launched

  Part of NASA's Syncom program, it was responsible for transmitting the first TV signal from a geosyn

• 1945 Potsdam Declaration is signed

  Also known as the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, the declaration signed by the

• 1847 The country of Liberia is founded

  This west African state was founded primarily by freed slaves from the United States. The Liberian c