On this day in History - October 26

1813 – British regulars, Canadian militia and Mohawk warriors defeat an invading American force at the Battle of the Châteauguay during the War of 1812.

1825 – The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie.

1881 – Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday take part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.

1958 – Pan American Airways operates the first commercial Boeing 707 flight, travelling from New York City to Paris.

1977 – Ali Maow Maalin develops a rash in Somalia, becoming the last person to contract naturally occurring smallpox.