How Many Days Until August 26?

This day in history: August 26

1. 1959

   The Coatzacoalcos earthquake struck near the Mexican state of Veracruz, killing 25 people.

2. 1968

   The Beatles released "Hey Jude", which became the then-longest single to top the UK charts.

3. 1968

   The U.S. Democratic Party's National Convention opened in Chicago, sparking four days of clashes between anti-Vietnam War protesters and police.

4. 1970

   Betty Friedan and the National Organization for Women organized the Women's Strike for Equality in New York City, in which 50,000 women protested the continuing lack of gender equality.

5. 1978

   A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI.

6. 1980

   A bomb was planted at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, which the FBI later described as the most complex improvised explosive device ever created.

7. 2008

   After a ceasefire was reached in the Russo-Georgian War, Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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