1. Battle of Fair Oaks took place on October 26, 1864, during the American Civil War, in which the Confederate troops attacked Union troops at Fair Oaks Station, South Carolina. The Union won the battle, resulting in a significant setback for the Confederate army.

2. On October 26, 1944, the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, was damaged by a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. The attack resulted in fires and explosions that eventually led to the sinking of the ship.

3. In 1984, on October 26, the first section of the Mark Clark Expressway, a freeway in Charleston, South Carolina, was opened for public use. The highway was constructed with the aim of easing traffic congestion in the city.

4. The South Carolina Stingrays, a professional ice hockey team, played their inaugural game on October 26, 1993. The team, based in North Charleston, South Carolina, is a member of the South Division of the ECHL.

5. On October 26, 2001, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was raised from the ocean floor off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, more than 136 years after it sank during the Civil War. The submarine is a significant artifact of the war and is now on display at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in Charleston.