Historical Events for 26th June 2026

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1243 - Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east Turkey
1927 - Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke approaches within 0.0394 AUs of Earth
1934 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the National Firearms Act into law, requiring registration and imposition of excise tax on firearms including machine guns. short-barreled shotguns and rifles, and silencers; exceptions made for pistol, revolvers, and long guns
1937 - Test cricket debut of all-time great English batsman Len Hutton v New Zealand in 1st Tests at Lord's; scores 0 and 1
1972 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill two British Army soldiers in separate attacks during the day and at midnight begins a "bi-lateral truce"
1974 - The Universal Product Code (UPC) is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
1992 - NYC's MTA votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993
2015 - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls for a referendum on new bailout terms during the Greek Credit Crisis

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