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Aug. 26

1740 Joseph Montgolfier of France, aeronaut (ballooning), is born

1875 Sir John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen. of Canada/writer is born

1883 Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000

1907 Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 seconds

1920 19th amendment passes, women's suffrage granted

1938 Montreal Maroons dropped from the NHL

1939 First Major League Baseball telecast-Reds at Brooklyn Dodgers (W2XBS NY)

1939 William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) sends personal peace appeals to Hitler, Mussolini and president of Poland.

1957 Rick Hansen, Canadian wheelchair athlete (Man in Motion), is born

1961 Official Intl. Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto

1966 Canada's 118,000 railway workers go on strike; close down telecommunications, air express; all but first-class mail and ferry service to PEI.

1971 Baltimore Orioles' Don Buford struck out five times in a game

1972 Summer Olympics open in Munich, West Germany

1973 U of Tx. (Arlington) is first accredited school to offer belly dancing

1973 Ten-year-old Mary Boitano is first female to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, CA, beating a field of 1,500 runners