This Day in History: March 26th

Here are ten historical events that took place on March 26th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1484: William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop’s Fables, becoming the first English printer.
2. 1804: The U.S. Congress passed the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, changing the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
3. 1812: An earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, killing an estimated 20,000 people.
4. 1885: The Métis people led by Louis Riel declared a provisional government in Saskatchewan, Canada, starting the North-West Rebellion.
5. 1913: Balkan War: Bulgarian forces captured Adrianople (modern-day Edirne, Turkey) from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War.
6. 1942: World War II: In occupied France, the French Gestapo rounded up 1,500 Jews, arresting them and subsequently sending them to Auschwitz.
7. 1971: East Pakistan declared independence from Pakistan, forming the new nation of Bangladesh.
8. 1979: The Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, with U.S. President Jimmy Carter mediating.
9. 1997: Thirty-nine members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were found dead in a mass suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, California, believing they were destined to rendezvous with a spaceship hiding behind the Comet Hale-Bopp.
10. 2010: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Tijuana, Mexico, causing buildings to sway as far away as Los Angeles and San Diego.

These events reflect a diverse range of historical occurrences spanning centuries and continents.

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