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Halley / MINI / 19th Amendment / Grease
On This Day (August 26): Your quick daily trip back in time.
Fatih Taskiran
August 26, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
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Good morning. It's Tuesday, Aug. 26, and we're discovering the first cannon used in battle, Halley's comet observation, the first free kindergarten, the adoption of the 19th Amendment, the birth of MINI, and much more.
Oh, if you missed last week's Strange Times story, which you can read here, it will blow your mind—literally!
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