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Today in History – What Happened on this Day

Today in History – What Happened on this Day

June 26, 2026

26 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

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Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts

Wisconsin governor candidate says her campaign has far less money than she thought

Head of the Chicago Police Department to retire after 3 years

Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters backs Haley Stevens to succeed him

8 men indicted in planned attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show

7 killed and dozens injured following series of weekend shootings in Chicago

Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership

A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest

Illinois governor says troops could be deployed to Chicago

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records

Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans

Obamas open presidential museum in Chicago

Senators rally to Russia sanctions bill, one of Graham's top priorities

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign

Searing heat and storms mar holiday with 3 children dead in Wisconsin

Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to presidential center

US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi PM says

Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session

2 Dead in shopping mall shooting in suburban Detroit

'Right under our noses.' 16 kids found in squalor shocks Ohio town

Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy

Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

US stocks rise within 0.5% of record, even as oil prices climb

Senator urges FAA to reject any pressure from Trump over triumphal arch

Government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people

Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana

Writers Guild of America blocks Paramount's buyout of Warner

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Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, scores of power outages

With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obama's new museum is political and personal

Inside Obama's presidential museum opening this month: The cost, the books and a beehive

Wyden alleges RFK Jr. broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races

Man arrested over threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Chicago US attorney defends his meddling with grand jury

The Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture

Chicago mayor sees Pope Leo XIV as key ally on social justice

House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent

Editorials from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and others

Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers certify first statewide ride-hailing union

A decade after Standing Rock protests, Dakota Access oil pipeline gets OK

Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more

Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations

France's National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill