Event:
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation
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
