Event:
In an attempt to encourage people to buy from their local bookstores, novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Russo boycotts e-books
More Notable Events on June 26:
1997 Supreme Court upholds doctor-assisted suicide ban
1993 Clinton orders cruise missle strike on Iraqi secret service in Baghdad
1991 ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
1958 Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan dedicated
1896 1st movie theater in U.S. opens, charging 10 cents for admission
