Important Events on June 26th In History: 1906: The first Grand Prix race is held at Le Mans. 1927: The Cyclone roller coaster opens at Coney Island. 1934: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, establishing credit unions. 1945: The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied countries in San Francisco, California. 1955: The South African…
Important Events on August 2nd In History: 1914: German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I began. 1916: Austria causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto (World War I). 1918: The first general strike in Canada’s history takes place in the city of Vancouver. 1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death…