HISTORY
26 January 2026: This day in history

1482: “Pentateuch” the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy

1531: Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die

1564: The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

1788: Captain Arthur Phillip and British colonists hoist the Union Flag at Sydney Cove, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day; referred to as Invasion Day by First Nations people

1998: President Bill Clinton says “I want to say one thing to the American people; I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”

Source: Onthisday.com

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