Friday, June 26, 2026

History for June 26

History for June 26 - On-This-Day.com 
William P. Lear 1902
  • 1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.
  • 1924 - After eight years of occupation, American troops left the Dominican Republic.
  • 1948 - The Berlin Airlift began as the U.S., Britain and France started ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin.
  • 1959 - U.S. President Eisenhower joined Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence Seaway.
  • 1963 - U.S. President John Kennedy announced "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) at the Berlin Wall.
  • 1974 - In Troy, Ohio, a Marsh supermarket installed the first barcode scanning equipment, made by IBM, and a product with a bar code was scanned for the first time. The product was Juicy Fruit gum.

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