On this day: October 26
Published On: Oct 25 2012 02:17:52 PM CDT
Updated On: Oct 26 2012 01:00:00 AM CDT
The Erie Canal opens, the Pony Express closes, Wyatt Earp shoots it out in Tombstone, "Baby Fae" gets a baboon heart, and the Patriot Act is signed into law, all on this day.
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