Today in History – September 26th
Published September 26, 2012 |
- 46 BC, Julius Caesar dedicates temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with vow made at battle of Pharsalus.
- 1212, Golden Bull of Sicily is certified as an hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Premyslid dynasty.
- 1580, Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
- 1687, The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange’s invasion of England, became the Glorious Revolution.
- 1774, Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1845) was born.
- 1777, British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
- 1786, Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts in a military standoff that begins Shays’ Rebellion.
- 1789, Thomas Jefferson is appointed 1st US Secretary of State
- 1792, Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
- 1820, Daniel Boone, American frontiersman (b. 1734) died.
- 1872, 1st Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.
- 1888, T. S. Eliot, American-born British writer and poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1965) was born.
- 1898, George Gershwin, American composer (d. 1937) was born.
- 1902, Levi Strauss, American clothing manufacturer (b. 1829) died.
- 1907, New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
- 1908, Ed Reulbach becomes 1st and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1914, Jack LaLanne, American fitness and nutritional expert (d. 2011) was born.
- 1914, The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- 1917, WWI: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- 1918, WWI: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
- 1923, Gustav Stresemann resumes the Weimar Republic’s payment of reparations.
- 1927, Robert Cade, American physician and beverage inventor (d. 2007) was born.
- 1934, Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
- 1944, WWII: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after 10 days of fighting.
- 1944, WWII: Operation Market Garden fails.
- 1950, Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
- 1950, United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
- 1952, George Santayana, Spanish philosopher (b. 1863) died.
- 1954, Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172.
- 1960, Fidel Castro announces Cuba’s support for the USSR.
- 1960, In Chicago, 1st televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
- 1971, The Freetown Christiania was founded.
- 1973, Concorde makes its 1st non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
- 1984, The UK agrees to the handover of Hong Kong
- 2000, Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932) died.
- 2008, Paul Newman, American actor (b. 1925) died.
Chris Rivait
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