THE DAY IN HISTORY · JANUARY 26
January 26 in history
What happened on January 26: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1801 and 1950, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Santo Domingo
1789–1844 — Santo Domingo was the capital of the older, poorer Spanish colony, where far fewer people were enslaved than in the French west. Toussaint took possession on 26 January 1801 and abolished slavery. Haiti ruled the territory from 1822, until it declared itself the Dominican Republic on 27 February 1844.
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— Constitution of India
26 Jan 1950 — India became a republic when the constitution drafted under B. R. Ambedkar came into force. It provided for universal adult suffrage and fundamental rights, and abolished untouchability. The date recalled Congress’s pledge of complete independence in 1930.
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