August 26th, 1920:

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

Carrie Chapman Catt is one of the leaders in the women's suffrage movement...

2003:

Investigators pinpoint what caused Space Shuttle Columbia to disintegrate on re-entry: damage from falling debris during the launch.

Scott Hubbard is a member of the Shuttle Accident Investigation Board:

But investigators also conclude NASA's overconfident management and inattention to safety contributed to the loss of Columbia and its seven-person crew.

And, 1974:

Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, dies at his home in Hawaii.

He was 72.

Today in History, August 26th,_______, The Associated Press.