CoM Moderators Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1912 - 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) 1928 - Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition reopens in London after a fire 1935 - Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years 1956 - First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas 1966 - International Olympic Committee votes to award German city of Munich the right to host the 1972 Summer Olympic Games 1971 - San Francisco lightship replaced by automatic buoy 1992 - Revival of Henrik Ibsen's stage drama "The Master Builder", directed by Tony Randall, closes at Belasco Theater, NYC, after 45 performances 1995 - Baseball season begins after lengthy strike 2018 - Serial killer "Golden State Killer" identified after 40 years as a former police officer, responsible for 12 killings, 50 rapes in California 2021 - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey will go into full lockdown till May 17 to a curb COVID-19 surge and world's 4th highest caseload More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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