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On this day in 1873 the first U.S. public kindergarten was authorized. Find out what else happened on August 26 throughout the years.
RISMedia, August 26, 2004 – On this day in 1873 the first U.S. public kindergarten was authorized. Here’s what else happened today in history.

1842 – The first fiscal year was established by the U.S. Congress to start on July 1st.

1873 – The school board of St. Louis, MO, authorized the first U.S. public kindergarten.

1883 – A two-day eruption of the volcanic island Krakatoa began. The tidal waves that were associated with the eruption killed 36,000 people when they destroyed the island.

1920 – The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. The amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in the voting booth

1939 – The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1974 – Charles Lindberg died at the age of 72.

1991 – Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev promised that national elections would be held.

1996 – Barbara Jewell asked U.S. President Clinton to clear her son’s name in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. Richard Jewell was later cleared by the Justice Department.

1998 – The U.S. government announced that they were investigating Microsoft in an attempt to discover if they “bullied” Intel into delaying new technology

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