On July 26, 1788, New York ratified the US Constitution and became the 11th state of the United States.
On this day in 1803, the Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opened in south London.
On this day in 1891, France annexed Tahiti.
On this day in 1951, Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premiered in London.
On this day in 1977, the National Assembly of Quebec imposed the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.