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On This Day: October 26

For Monday, October twenty-sixth, twenty twenty-six, Newstro is opening the archives. This date takes us from the opening of the Erie Canal to the origins of the Red Cross movement, a famous Western gunfight, and the arrival of American transatlantic jet service.

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On This Day: October 26

Recorded 2026-10-26 · On This Day

For Monday, October twenty-sixth, twenty twenty-six, Newstro is opening the archives.

This date takes us from the opening of the Erie Canal to the origins of the Red Cross movement, a famous Western gunfight, and the arrival of American transatlantic jet service.

Then come The Terminator, Muhammad Ali's comeback, a dramatic World Series finish, and four famous birthdays.

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Reporting: NEWSTRO · ON THIS DAY

Visuals: ARCHIVE: DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / PAN AM / IRA ROSENBERG · PUBLIC DOMAIN