August 26 in History

• 1955

  August 26, 1955:

  NBC becomes the first television network to telecast a tennis match in colored pictures.

• 1968

  August 26, 1968:

  Welsh singer Mary Hopkin issues her most popular single titled "Those Were The Days" in the United States.

• August 26, 1968:

  British rock collective The Beatles drops their song named "Hey Jude". The B-side has the song dubbed "Revolution".

• 1971

  August 26, 1971:

  Bobby Orr becomes the first player in the history of the NHL to sign a contract worth a million dollars after agreeing a five-year deal with Boston Bruins.

• 1973

  August 26, 1973:

  American singer and instrumentalist, Bobby Darin performs in his last concert in Las Vegas. He’s known for his hit song, "Splish Splash".

• 1981

  August 26, 1981:

  Marion Dewar, Mayor of the city of Ottawa, Canada, honors singer Paul Anka by declaring the day as "Paul Anka Day".

• 1983

  August 26, 1983:

  “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”, a film featuring English singer David Bowie, is shown for the first time in New York.

• 1996

  August 26, 1996:

  WB Television Network airs the first episode of the family drama series entitled "7th Heaven". Stephen Collins and Jessica Biel are some of the popular faces in the production.

• 2007

  August 26, 2007:

  One of Britain’s most popular bands, The Rolling Stones brings their two-year tour dubbed “A Bigger Bang” to a close.  The initiative would earn the band a total of $558 million becoming the highest-grossing tour in history.

• 2018

  August 26, 2018:

  English film director, Danny Boyle cites “creative differences” as the main reason for pulling out of the production of the upcoming James Bond movie.