Margaret Sanger arrested for distributing birth control information
On October 26, 1916, feminist Margaret Sanger was arrested for distributing birth control information shortly after establishing the first US birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York.
Israel and Jordan sign peace accord
On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and his Jordanian counterpart Abdelsalam al-Majali signed the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The treaty ended a state of war that had existed between the two nations since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. In addition to other provisions, the accord established normal diplomatic relations, agreed upon borders, and shared water.
