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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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Flash flood warnings issued for parts of New York City and Northeast

Norway beats five-time World Cup champion Brazil 2-1 and advances to quarterfinals

New Jersey to charge companies with workers on Medicaid

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

Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after four-month absence

Mbappé scores twice to tie Messi, France beats Sweden 3-0

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

Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership

Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message

US military says it shot down Iranian missiles, drones launched toward Gulf allies

Mullin faces Senate grilling on DHS budget, immigration crackdown

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

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New Jersey Democrats pick opponent iwhere US Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent

Polls open for races across the US as primary election day gets underway

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

ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect

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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

Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration

New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s absence from Congress

NJ governor sends state police to set up protest zone

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

Rail car fire near New York's Penn Station injures 5

Congress members say conditions dire at NJ detention center

New York and New Jersey are investigating FIFA's ticket practices

Writers Guild of America blocks Paramount's buyout of Warner

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Court gives Mahmoud Khalil time to fight Trump's efforts to deport him

World Cup transit sticker shock hits fans in some US host cities

Democrats vow a redistricting counterpunch but are facing hurdles Republicans don't

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

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione's trial

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Appellate judges skeptical of Trump's appointments of some top prosecutors

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

United jet avoided catastrophe when it struck a truck near Newark during landing

United flight landing in Newark strikes light pole on New Jersey Turnpike

Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks

Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations

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