Clinton Born: Future Secretary of State and Presidential Nominee
Hillary Clinton reshaped modern American politics as the first woman to secure a major party's presidential nomination and served as the nation's 67th Secretary of State. Born on this day in 1947, she entered a world where women rarely held such high executive power, eventually redefining the role of First Lady through her own policy initiatives rather than traditional protocol.
October 26, 1947
79 years ago
What Else Happened on October 26
Roman soldiers arrested Demetrius during Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He was a deacon in Thessaloniki, secretly baptizing converts. They lock…
Der Apollontempel zu Daphne brennt bis auf die Grundmauern nieder. Der römische Kaiser Julian bezichtigt die Christen der Brandstiftung und lässt zahlreiche Kir…
en la basílica de Santa María la Mayor (Roma), los seguidores del papa Dámaso I atacan a los seguidores del papa Ursino ―que hoy se cuenta entre los 36 antipapa…
en Constantinopla (Imperio bizantino) se registra un fuerte terremoto.
The earthquake hit Constantinople at dawn. The city walls cracked. The aqueduct collapsed. Thousands died in their homes. Emperor Leo III was in the palace when…
bataille de Kojima (guerre de Genpei), les hommes du clan Minamoto l'emportent sur ceux du clan Taira.
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