Historical Events for 26th August 2020

1748 – The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1896 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport R.I.: Robert Wrenn beats Fred Hovey 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 1-6, 6-1 for his third US singles title
1938 – British leaders and Arabians fight in Palestine
1962 – Minnesota Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC A’s, 1-0
1964 – LBJ nominated at Democratic convention in Atlantic City, NJ
1971 – Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Boston Bruins worth one million dollars, the first million dollar contract in NHL history
1978 – Soyuz 31 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 East German) to Salyut 6
1990 – Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive HRs
1995 – Lara completes 7th Test Cricket century, 179 at The Oval
2018 – Boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul ends in a draw in Manchester, England

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