This happened today, August 26..

1920 – The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. The amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in the voting booth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1939 – The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1967 – Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” was released as the opening track on the U.S. release of “Are You Experienced.”

1976 – Aerosmith was featured on the cover of “Rolling Stone.”

1986 – Cassie Ventura was born.