Oct. 26, 2026

Road Warrior Radio with Chris Hinkley, October 26, 2026 Hour 1

Show Notes

Another sunny Monday with Mitzi! Remember:

Whatever you do today, do it with the confidence of a 4-year-old in a Batman shirt.

And, on a more serious, genuine note:

Tell people what you appreciate about them while you have the chance. A kind thought spoken aloud can become something they carry for years.

#Links

#On This Day

#Holidays

#Historical Events

2024 – Israel launched predawn airstrikes against military targets in Iran in retaliation for a barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel on Oct. 1. It was the first time Israel’s military had openly attacked Iran.
2020 – Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a deeply divided Senate, installing President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the U.S. general election.
2019 – Raid by US Special Forces kills ISIS founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria
2012 – Microsoft made a public release of Windows 8 and made it available on new PCs.
2001 – Patriot Act Comes into Effect in the US: Signed into law by President George W. Bush as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the act is formally known as Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. The act gave security agencies more power to deal with terrorists and terrorist activities and made it easier for them to monitor and investigate people suspected of aiding and abetting acts of terrorism. Giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists, it has been criticized for its detrimental effect on civil liberties.
2000 – The New York Yankees became the first team in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series championships, beating the New York Mets in Game 5 of their “Subway Series.”
1984 – “Baby Fae,” First Infant to Receive an Organ From Another Species: Born on October 14, 1984, with a rare congenital heart defect, Baby Fae received a heart from a baboon. The surgery was performed by Dr. Leonard L. Bailey at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. While the operation was successful, Baby Fae’s body rejected the heart, and she died a few weeks later. (She lived 21 days with the animal heart.)
1979 – South Korean President Park Chung-hee was shot to death by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Kim Jae-kyu.
1947 – The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir Joins India: Hari Singh, the last ruler of the princely state, signed the Instrument of Accession to join the Dominion of India, in return for protection from the Indian military.
1918 – Owner gifts Stonehenge to British People: Baronet Cecil Chubb, the last private owner of Stonehenge, gifts it to the British people. Three years earlier, on a whim, he paid £6,600 for the ramshackle megalith at auction. His wife, who had sent him to buy dining chairs, was not pleased.
1881 – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: Four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five outlaws from the Cowboys, killing three of them – Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Clanton – in the “Shootout at the O.K. Corral” in Tombstone, Arizona.
1863 – The Football Association is Formed: The world’s oldest governing football body was created at the Freemasons’ Tavern in London. Standardizing soccer and splitting from rugby, the foundation was instrumental in creating and formalizing rules of the game. Before this, every area and organization playing football (soccer) made their own rules.
1861 – Pony Express Ends: After 19 months, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.)
1825 – Erie Canal opens for ships: Construction of the 363-mile long canal began in 1817. The canal which connects Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York, to the Hudson River in Albany, New York, was used to ship goods in a time when it was cheaper and more effective to transport them through the waterways. Since the 1990s, the canal had been primarily used for recreational purposes.
1776 – Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France: Exactly one month to the day after being named an agent of a diplomatic commission by the Continental Congress, Benjamin Franklin sets sail from Philadelphia for France, with which he was to negotiate and secure a formal alliance and treaty.
1775 – King George III speaks to Parliament of American rebellion: King George III speaks before both houses of the British Parliament to discuss growing concern about the rebellion in America.
1774 – The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.

#Births

1973 – Seth MacFarlane, American animator, voice actor, singer
1962 – Cary Elwes, English actor and producer
1961 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
1959 – Evo Morales, Bolivian politician, 80th President of Bolivia
1947 – Hillary Clinton, American politician, 67th United States Secretary of State, 44th First Lady of the United States
1946 – Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host
1919 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
1916 – François Mitterrand, French politician, 21st President of France
1883 – Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author (died 1970)

#Deaths

2015 – Willis Carto, American activist and theorist, Liberty Lobby and American Free Press founder (born 1926)
1979 – Park Chung-hee, Korean general, politician, 3rd President of South Korea
1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress
1944 – Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Princess, wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg
1902 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist
899 – Alfred the Great, English king