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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Volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash

Texas flooding surges from huge rainstorms as rescuers pull people from rising waters

Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San Antonio

Trump races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court

Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about US elections

Spain advances to World Cup final with 2-0 win over France

Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned

US designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

At least two people killed and five injured after Russia's attack on Kyiv

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by ICE officer

Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston during an enforcement operation

What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages

Morocco beats World Cup co-host Canada 3-0 and advances to the quarterfinals

Egypt wins World Cup knockout with 4-2 penalty shootout over Australia

Australia goes for young kicker in shootout loss at the World Cup

Brazil calls Trump's 25% tariff unjustifiable, vows to impose reciprocal tariffs

What to know about the decision to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

Trump commission urges 'bridges' between church and state in sweeping draft report

Texas school board to vote on required Bible readings in public education

America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods

Thick black smoke rises from large fire in Houston

Fujitsu and leading Japanese robotics companies to use Nvidia technology in 'physical AI'

Historic significance of Juneteenth celebrated by Galveston, Texas residents

As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens

Trump could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits

Today in History: July 16, Trinity nuclear weapon test

TSMC pledges $100 billion to expand US chipmaking capacity

Retail sales up just 0.2% in June, but shoppers are resilient

EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies

US weekly unemployment claims fall to 208,000, fewest in 10 weeks

2 of 8 charged in thwarted attack on UFC cage-fighting show plead not guilty

She knew he wasn't real. She was in love with him anyway. Takeaways about romance scams

AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech

Trump want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.55%, highest level in nearly a year

How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires