Merrill C. Meigs, American publisher (born 1883)

Merrill Church Meigs was the publisher of the Chicago Herald and Examiner in the 1920s. Inspired to become a pilot by Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, he became a booster of Chicago as a world center of aviation. He gave flying lessons to President Harry S. Truman.

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year.