79 days from May 8, 1949

would be

July 26, 1949 (Tuesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 207

• Week number: 30

• Leap year: 1949 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for July 26, 1949 (Tuesday)

• Sunrise time: 06:26 am

• Sunset time: 08:53 pm

• Day length: 14h 27m

Moon Phase for July 26, 1949 (Tuesday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

• Illumination: 1%

• Moon Age: 1.24 day(s)

July 26, 1949 Holidays and National Days

2005

The shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-114, marking a return to space after the shuttle Columbia crash of 2003.

1948

In an Executive Order, President Harry Truman calls for the end of discrimination and segregation in the U.S. armed forces.

1920

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.

1918

Britain’s top war ace, Edward Mannock, is shot down by ground fire on the Western Front.

1886

William Gladstone is replaced by Lord Salisbury as Prime Minister of England.

1848

The French army suppresses the Paris uprising.

1847

Liberia becomes the first African colony to become an independent state.

1830

King Charles X of France issues five ordinances limiting the political and civil rights of citizens.

1794

The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus, France.