October 26th


1776: Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution... and to test out his new condom invention.


1825: The Erie Canal opens – offering to Albany from Lake Erie... and if anyone actually wanted to go to Albany, this would have been a great achievement.


1994: The National Football League announced that the Carolina Panthers would become the league's the 29th franchise. Police in North and South Carolina demand reinforcements.