Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor.
He is best known for portraying Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and the title character of Richie Rich.

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Michael Johnson wins
Michael Johnson broke the 400 metres world record on August 26th, 1999 with a time of 43.18 seconds.
In 1999 he was again plagued by injury, and his following season was troubled with two injury scares that limited him to just four 400 m races before the World Championships in Seville. Were it […]

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Beni-Ali massacre
The Beni-Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, 40 miles south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. 64 (according to the New York Times and CNN) or 100 people (according to Amnesty International) were killed.
According to CNN, “one girl who escaped with bullet wounds said a gang leader […]

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Bilbao

The maximum precipitation in Bilbao in a day was 225.6 mm in August 26, 1983 when severe flooding was originated by the Nervion River.

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Papal conclave, August 1978
The Papal conclave of August 1978, the first of the two conclaves held in the year 1978, was convoked after the death of Pope Paul VI on August 6 at Castel Gandolfo.
After the cardinal electors assembled in Rome, the conclave to elect Paul’s successor began on August 25 and ended the […]

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1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
Munich won its Olympic bid in April 1966 over the cities of Detroit, Madrid and Montreal.

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Intercontinental ballistic missile
Under the direction of reactive propulsion engineer Sergei Korolev a program to develop a Soviet ICBM was accelerated.
Korolev was given access to some captured V2 materials but found the V2 design weak.
He then developed his own distinct design, the R-7, that was tested in August 1957 .

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Women’s Voices for Change: August 26: National Women’s Equality - Oops - Toilet Paper Day!
by Gloria Feldt
“Another of those silly jokes she forwards to her whole list,” I thought as I warily opened the e-mail from my friend and former U.S. Senate candidate, Claire Sargent.
But this was no joke.

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NEJM — Table of Contents (August 26 1993, 329 [9])
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume 329 August 26, 1993 Number 9
See what was ‘in the news’ - medically speaking - in the 1990s.

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Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, August 25, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium
Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is “ready […]

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