October 26 in history: • 1520 – Charles V was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. → go there • 1863 – The Football Association, world's first governing body of association football, was founded in London. → go there • 1906 – The Illinois Memorial, honoring Union army soldiers from Illinois who fought at the Siege of Vicksburg, was dedicated at Vicksburg National Military Park. → go there • 1921 – The Chicago Theatre (pictured), the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened. → go there • 2001 – President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies. → go there Died 1631: Michael Maestlin Wiki link Born 1919: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Wiki link Born 1996: Rebecca Tunney Wiki link Died 2021: Walter Smith Wiki link Pictured: Chicago Theatre.