Friday, Apr 26, 2024
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1862 - US troops reclaim possession of the New Orleans Mint.
1865 - Battle of Durham Station, North Carolina (Greensboro).
1865 - Battle of Fort Tobacco, Virginia.
1865 - Confederate General J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham, North Carolina.
1944 - First B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down.
1948 - The XP-86 prototype for the US Sabre Jet first "officially" breaks the sound barrier.
1950 - Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Maryland is run.
1952 - US minesweeper Hobson rams aircraft carrier Wasp, killing 176.
1954 - Polio vaccine trials begin at the Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, Virginia.
1962 - First Lockheed A-12 flies.