July 26

Tuesday 26, 2005:

receives 995mm of rain within 24 hours bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days.

Wednesday 26, 1989:

A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing a computer worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Sunday 26, 1908:

United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

Friday 26, 1861:

American Civil War: George McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.

Wednesday 26, 1775:

The birth of what would later become the United States Post Office Department was established by the Second Continental Congress.

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