Ephemeris, 26 July

It happened one 26 July

1931 : Locust invasion in the heart of the United States On July 26, 1931, due to severe drought conditions, swarms of grasshoppers devastated crops in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. No culture survived.
1956 : Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal On July 26, 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal to fund the Aswan Dam on the Nile. The channel, which connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, had been under the control of French and English since its construction. This nationalization led to the invasion of the Sinai by Israel and the landing of the French and British forces in the Canal Zone in November 1956. Under pressure from the United Nations and the Soviet Union, the European forces had to withdraw in December and Israeli forces left in March 1957.
1963 : Earthquake in Skopje On July 26, 1963, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale destroyed the city of Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. 80% of houses and infrastructure were destroyed and more than 1000 people were killed.

Latest news : 26 July

Day of the National Rebellion July 26 is the Day of the National Rebellion in Cuba to commemorate the attack on the Moncada barracks by a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro, on July 26, 1953, in Santiago de Cuba. The attack was a serious failure. However, it is considered one of the starting points of what would become the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Fidel Castro created the 26th of July Movement, also known as M-26, with the survivors of the attack, which became one of the main guerrilla movements against the Batista government.
Independence Day in Liberia July 26 is Independence Day in Liberia, which commemorates its independence gained against the United States on July 26, 1847. The country was created in 1822 by an American society in order to install the freed slaves. The country's history was marked by difficult relations between indigenous and American-Liberians.
Independence Day in the Maldives July 26 is Independence Day in the Maldives which commemorates its independence gained against the United Kingdom in 1965.

Quote of the day : 26 July

Fidel Castro
I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.

Birthdays : 26 July

George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright (1856)
Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (1875)
André Maurois, French writer (1885)
Vivian Vance, American actress (1909)
Blake Edwards, American director (1922)
Jason Robards, American actor (1922)
Francesco Cossiga, President of the Italian Republic (1985-1992) (1928)
Stanley Kubrick, American producer, director, playwright, screenwriter (1928)
John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007) (1939)
Mick Jagger, English musician (Rolling Stones) (1943)
Helen Mirren, English actress (1945)
Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player (1954)
Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater (1956)
Kevin Spacey, American actor (1959)
Gary Cherone, American musician (Extreme) (1961)
Sandra Bullock, American actress (1964)
Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor (1968)
Kate Beckinsale, English actress (1973)
Elizabeth Gillies, American actress (1993)

They left us one 26 July

Sam Houston, 1st and 3rd president of the Republic of Texas (1863)
Eva Perón, Argentine politician (1952)
George Gallup, American statistician (1984)
Mary Wells, American singer (1992)
Terry Scott, English actor (1994)

Tip of the Day : 26 July

Air conditioning and electric bill

To avoid your electric bill to be too high because of air conditioning, you can already invest in a climate with low energy consumption. Only this can save up to 50% on the invoice.
An important point is to have a thermostat on the air conditioning. A real thermostat - not all of them have actual efficiency - adjusts the amount of cooling produced according to the room temperature, avoiding over-consumption.
You must also avoid the sunlight and the external heat from entering the air-conditioned room : it is better to close the shutters when you are not there and leave doors and windows closed.

When you want to install a air conditioner on a window, it is best to choose a side opening in the shade : air-conditioning in the sun will consume more electricity to provide the same amount of cold air conditioning that air-conditioning in the shade.

The maintenance of air conditioning is essential. We must clean the filters and check the joints with the window. We must also clean the outside of the air conditioning system. In addition to increasing the life of the air conditioning system and to save electricity, proper maintenance provides cleaner air.

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