This Day in History – July 26, 2011

1775 Benjamin Franklin becomes 1st Postmaster General 1788 New York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution 1865 Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) 1908 Federal Bureau of Investigation established 1926 National Bar Association incorporates 1933 Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League 1947 Department of Defense established 1947 National Security Act establishes the CIA 1948 1st black host of a network show-CBS’ Bob Howard Show 1948 Pres Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing “equality of treatment & opportunity” in the armed forces 1952 Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer 1957 USSR launches 1st intercontinental multistage ballistic missile 1964 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud & conspiracy 1971 Apollo 15 launched to the Moon 1991 Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing himself at an adult movie theater]]]]> ]]>