
View Historical Events by Day: What Happened on March 26 in History?
Explore the historical events that shaped our world on March 26th. From major milestones to cultural achievements, see what happened on this day in history. Dates for earlier events may be approximate.
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Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim commander, crosses the Strait of Gibraltar, beginning the Muslim conquest of Hispania.
Empress Matilda, future claimant to the English throne, is born.
Robert the Bruce resigns as Guardian of Scotland.
Pope Clement V moves the papal headquarters to Avignon, beginning the period known as the Avignon Papacy.
Emperor Charles V issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther a heretic and an outlaw, making him subject to capture. Luther, a German cleric whose criticisms of the Catholic Church sparked the Protestant Reformation, was also banned. During his trial at the assembly of Worms, his defense argument was: "My conscience is captive to the word of God! To go against conscience is neither right nor safe, I therefore cannot, and I will not recant! Here I stand. I can do no other." More
Spanish King Charles II ratifies the Treaty of Ryswick, ending the Nine Years' War.
Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a U.S. national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio which is known as “infant paralysis” because it mainly affects children, The first Polio epidemic in the U.S, took place in Vermont in the summer of 1894 and thousands being affected annually by the 20th century. The number of cases is 1952 were 58,000. A massive Polio Vaccine Trial Begins in U.S. More
A peace treaty is signed between Israel and Egypt at the White House, ending 31 years of conflict between the two countries. The historic peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, was agreed to by Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat and was based on the Camp David Accords mediated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter.