June 26

Thursday 26, 1997:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the U.S.), the first book in J.K. Rowling's hugely popular Harry Potter series, is published.

Sunday 26, 1977:

Last concert of Elvis Presley.

Wednesday 26, 1940:

World War II: Under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and northern part of Bukovina.

Thursday 26, 1924:

American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic.

Tuesday 26, 1483:

Richard III becomes king of England.