Historical Events for 26th August 2024

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1748 - The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1846 - Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" premieres at the Birmingham Festival in England
1937 - Pumping to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is finished
1961 - Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
1970 - Minister of Home Affairs Robert Porter resigns from the Stormont government (North Ireland parliament)
1980 - Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of American rock band Cheap Trick
1985 - French government denies knowledge of bombing of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland New Zealand
1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed
2014 - Israel and Hamas accept another ceasefire
2019 - Meeting of the G7 agrees on $20 million aid package to fight fires in the Amazon in Biarritz

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