Good morning. It's June 26th — let's begin where we always do: on this very date in history.
📅 On This Day — June 26
🍫 (It's also National Chocolate Pudding Day — permission granted.)
1963 — President Kennedy stood at the Berlin Wall and declared "Ich bin ein Berliner," a four-word show of solidarity that thundered across a divided city.
1974 — At a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, a 10-pack of Wrigley's gum became the first product ever scanned by a barcode — quietly rewiring how the world shops.
1977 — Elvis Presley played the final concert of his life, in Indianapolis, less than two months before his death.
1997 — A first novel called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in the UK — a print run of just 500 copies that grew into the best-selling series in history.
2000 — Scientists announced the first working draft of the human genome, mapping the code of human life.
Now, let's set the dial back to 1990…
⏪ REWIND: 1990
George H.W. Bush is in the White House, a gallon of gas runs about $1.15, the Cold War is thawing fast, dial-up is a luxury — and the whole world is glued to a World Cup in Italy.
📰 The Headlines President Bush — who'd famously promised "Read my lips: no new taxes" — concedes today that tax increases will have to be part of any budget deal, a reversal that would shadow his 1992 re-election bid.
🎬 At the Movies Disney's Touchstone has a genuine event on its hands with Dick Tracy — Warren Beatty's eye-popping, primary-colored comic-strip spectacle co-starring Madonna and Al Pacino — holding strong as Tom Cruise's Days of Thunder revs up to open tomorrow.
🎵 On the Charts "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette — the aching ballad from the Pretty Woman soundtrack — sits at #1, though New Kids on the Block and "Step by Step" are about to dance into the top spot next week.
🏆 In Sports At Italia '90, England survive a World Cup classic: with seconds left in extra time against Belgium, David Platt swivels and volleys home a Paul Gascoigne free kick — 1–0, and on to the quarterfinals.
— a couple of quick things before you go —
👟 Step Challenge: we're walking together! The Summer 2026 Step Challenge is underway — grab the free Pacer app and join us: Join the challenge (already have Pacer? Club code E42727228). Every step counts.
💡 Health Snap: Friday's a fine day to end on your feet — a slow ten-minute walk after dinner is one of the gentlest, friendliest things you can do for your body.
🎉 Born on a June 26th — or know someone who was?
Forward this to them right now — there's no better "this is the day you were born" gift than a little time travel.
🎂 In good company: June 26 babies include Yankees captain Derek Jeter (1974), pop superstar Ariana Grande (1993), Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman (1970), actor Aubrey Plaza (1984), and three-time Tour de France champ Greg LeMond (1961).
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