1. Delaware Became the First State to Ratify the U.S. Constitution (1787): On August 26, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. The state's support was crucial in securing the necessary nine out of 13 state ratifications needed to establish the new federal government.

2. First Black Major Daniel A. Payne Born in Charleston, SC (1811): On August 26, 1811, Daniel A. Payne, one of the most prominent leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Payne became the first black major in the Union Army during the Civil War and served as the president of the Wilberforce University in Ohio.

3. Mary Mendenhall Hobbs, Pioneer of Women's Education, Passed Away (1913): On August 26, 1913, Mary Mendenhall Hobbs, a Quaker educator and pioneer of women's education, passed away in North Carolina. Hobbs founded the Guilford College in North Carolina, which became a coeducational institution in the early 1900s.

4. First Delaware Toll Road Opened (1941): On August 26, 1941, the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the first Delaware toll road, opened to traffic. The bridge spans the Delaware River and connects Delaware with New Jersey. It is one of the busiest bridges in the United States.

5. U.S. Senator Tom Carper Born in West Virginia (1947): On August 26, 1947, U.S. Senator Tom Carper was born in Beckley, West Virginia. Carper has been a senator from Delaware since 2001 and previously served as the Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. Carper has played a significant role in environmental protection and transportation legislation.