History Tap No. 28: October 26, 2026

Round 1: landmark

Charging Bull

Built in New York City, New York, in 1989.

• Late in the evening of Thursday, December 14, 1989, Di Modica arrived on Wall Street with Charging Bull on the back of a truck and illegally dropped the sculpture outside of the New York Stock Exchange Building.
• After being removed by the New York City Police Department later that day, Charging Bull was installed at Bowling Green on December 20, 1989.
• The sculpture was created by Italian artist Arturo Di Modica in the wake of the 1987 Black Monday stock market crash.

Round 2: historic event

firefight at the O.K. Corral

Happened in Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881.

• Despite its name, the gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral, which fronted Allen Street and had a rear entrance lined with horse stalls on Fremont Street.
• The trigger for the event was the local marshal's decision to enforce a city ordinance that prohibited the carrying of weapons into town.
• At the time of the gunfight, there were five members of the Cowboys in Tombstone: Billy Claiborne, brothers Ike and Billy Clanton, and brothers Tom and Frank McLaury.

Round 3: pop culture, world

The Beatles' rooftop concert

Happened in United Kingdom, on January 30, 1969.

• Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and told them to reduce the volume.
• They performed nine takes of five new songs as crowds of onlookers, many on lunch breaks, congregated in the streets and on the rooftops of nearby buildings to listen.
• The first performance of "I've Got a Feeling" and single takes of "One After 909" and "Dig a Pony" were included on Let It Be, the band's 12th and final studio album, while footage was used in the 1970 documentary film Let It Be.

Round 4: landmark

Zion National Park

Established in Utah, on November 19, 1919.

• The canyon walls are reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone eroded by the North Fork of the Virgin River.
• Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest.
• The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain.

Round 5: historic event, world

Battle of Kursk

Happened in Russia, in 1943.

• The Battle of Kursk is the single largest battle in the history of warfare.
• It was one of the costliest battles of the Second World War, the single deadliest armoured battle in history.
• The Soviet government had foreknowledge of the German plans from the Lucy spy ring.