August 26 in history: • 1071 – Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuk Turks led by Alp Arslan captured Byzantine emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert, marking a decline in Byzantine fortunes. → go there • 1826 – Quincy Market (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts, opened as a replacement for an overcrowded market in Faneuil Hall. → go there • 1914 – World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II Corps delayed the pursuing Germans at the Battle of Le Cateau long enough for the main force to escape. → go there • 1928 – At a cafe in Paisley, Scotland, a woman found the remains of a snail in her bottle of ginger beer, giving rise to the landmark civil-action case Donoghue v Stevenson. → go there • 1978 – A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI. → go there Died 1826: Lady Sarah Napier Wiki link Born 1918: Katherine Johnson Wiki link Born 1954: Kamil Idris Wiki link Died 1958: Ralph Vaughan Williams Wiki link Pictured: Quincy Market.