January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
Day of death July 26, 1962
The temperature on July 26, 1962 was between 15.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 28.3 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 10 » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
August 5 » American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
August 31 » Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
September 20 » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
November 24 » Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin.
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