{
  "id": 3165321,
  "title": "WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/wednesday-aug-26-2026-3165321",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20260825/wednesday-aug-26-2026"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On August 26, 2026, historical events from various significant dates in the past were commemorated. The Battle of Crécy, fought on August 26, 1346, saw Edward III's English longbowmen defeat Philip VI's army south of Calais, marking the first use of cannons in battle. In 1873, Susan Blow initiated the first free kindergarten in the United States in Carondelet, Missouri. The Morris Mini-Minor, a compact car designed by Alec Issigonis, was introduced by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, only 10 feet long but seating four passengers. France denied knowledge of the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace's flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, by the French government. Lastly, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law in 1996, marking a major shift in welfare policy.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/wednesday-aug-26-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-25T02:12:03.000Z"
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}