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September 26 - This Day in History

September 26: General Interest
1960: First Kennedy-Nixon debate

For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters... read more

American Revolution
1776 : Congress elects agents to negotiate treaty with France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-elects-agents-to-negotiate-treaty-with-france

Automotive
1928 : First day of work at the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-day-of-work-at-the-galvin-manufacturing-corporation

Civil War
1864 : Rebels begin attack against Fort Davidson, Missouri
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-at-pilot-knob-missouri

Cold War
1989 : Anti-censorship law approved by Soviet legislature
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anti-censorship-law-approved-by-soviet-legislature

Crime
2007 : Mistrial declared in Phil Spector murder case
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mistrial-declared-in-phil-spector-murder-case

Disaster
2002 : Ferry sinks off Gambian coast
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ferry-sinks-off-gambian-coast

General Interest
1580 : Drake circumnavigates the globe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/drake-circumnavigates-the-globe

1957 : Bernstein's West Side Story opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bernsteins-west-side-story-opens

1996 : Shannon Lucid returns to Earth
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shannon-lucid-returns-to-earth

Hollywood
1969 : The Brady Bunch premieres
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-brady-bunch-premieres

2008 : Screen legend Paul Newman dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/screen-legend-paul-newman-dies

Literary
1888 : T.S. Eliot is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ts-eliot-is-born

Music
1957 : West Side Story premieres on Broadway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/west-side-story-premieres-on-broadway

Old West
1820 : The famous frontiersman Daniel Boone dies in Missouri
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-famous-frontiersman-daniel-boone-dies-in-missouri

Presidential
1960 : Kennedy and Nixon square off in a televised presidential debate
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-and-nixon-square-off-in-a-televised-presidential-debate

Sports
1971 : Four 20-game winners
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/four-20-game-winners

Vietnam War
1945 : First American soldier killed in Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-soldier-killed-in-vietnam

1969 : Nixon responds to critics
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-responds-to-critics

World War I
1918 : Meuse-Argonne offensive opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meuse-argonne-offensive-opens

World War II
1944 : Allies slaughtered by Germans in Arnhem
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-slaughtered-by-germans-in-arnhem

September 25 - This Day in History

September 25: General Interest
1957: Central High School integrated

Under escort from the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops to prevent its federal court-ordered racial integration... read more

American Revolution
1775 : Ethan Allen is captured
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ethan-allen-is-captured

Automotive
2004 : Formula One racetrack in Shanghai prepares for its grand opening
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/formula-one-racetrack-in-shanghai-prepares-for-its-grand-opening

Civil War
1864 : Confederate president visits General Hood in Georgia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-davis-visits-general-hood-in-georgia

Cold War
1959 : Eisenhower and Khrushchev meet for talks
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-and-khrushchev-meet-for-talks

Crime
1959 : Little Augie Pisano is murdered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/little-augie-pisano-is-murdered

Disaster
1978 : Mid-air collision kills 153
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mid-air-collision-kills-153

General Interest
1789 : Bill of Rights passes Congress
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-of-rights-passes-congress

1981 : O'Connor takes seat on Supreme Court
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oconnor-takes-seat-on-supreme-court

2005 : IRA officially disarms
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ira-officially-disarms

Hollywood
1944 : Michael Douglas born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-douglas-born

Literary
1897 : William Faulkner is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-faulkner-is-born

Music
1970 : The Partridge Family premieres on ABC television
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-partridge-family-premieres-on-abc-television

Old West
1867 : Cattle pioneer Oliver Loving dies of gangrene
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cattle-pioneer-oliver-loving-dies-of-gangrene

Presidential
1894 : Grover Cleveland pardons bigamists, adulterers, polygamists and unlawful cohabitants
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grover-cleveland-pardons-bigamists-adulterers-polygamists-and-unlawful-cohabitants

Sports
1965 : Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fifty-nine-year-old-satchel-paige-pitches-three-innings

Vietnam War
1969 : Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congressional-opponents-of-nixon-vietnam-policy-renew-opposition

World War I
1915 : The Battle of Loos begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-loos-begins

World War II
1942 : Gestapo headquarters targeted in Norway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gestapo-headquarters-targeted-in-norway

September 24 - This Day in History

September 24: General Interest
1789: The First Supreme Court

The Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made up of six justices who were to serve on the court until death or retirement... read more

American Revolution
1776 : Congress prepares instructions for negotiating treaty with France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-prepares-instructions-for-negotiating-treaty-with-france

Automotive
1948 : Honda Motor Company is incorporated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/honda-motor-company-is-incorporated

Civil War
1827 : Union General Henry Slocum is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-henry-slocum-is-born

Cold War
1953 : United States will not "cringe" before Soviet weapons
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-will-not-cringe-before-soviet-weapons

Crime
1969 : The "Chicago Seven" go on trial
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-chicago-seven-go-on-trial

1971 : A game warden is reported missing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-game-warden-is-reported-missing

Disaster
1966 : Hurricane Inez batters Caribbean
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-inez-batters-caribbean

General Interest
622 : Muhammad completes Hegira
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/muhammad-completes-hegira

Hollywood
1975 : Redford stars in Three Days of the Condor
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/redford-stars-in-three-days-of-the-condor

Literary
1996 : Stephen King releases two books at once
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stephen-king-releases-two-books-at-once

Music
1966 : "Last Train To Clarksville" gives the made-for-TV Monkees a real-life pop hit
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotlast-train-to-clarksvillequot-gives-the-made-for-tv-monkees-a-real-life-pop-hit

Old West
1890 : The Mormon Church officially renounces polygamy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-mormon-church-officially-renounces-polygamy

Presidential
1964 : Warren Commission report delivered to President Johnson
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warren-commission-report-delivered-to-president-johnson

Sports
1988 : Ben Johnson wins gold, temporarily
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ben-johnson-wins-gold-temporarily

Vietnam War
1963 : McNamara and Taylor assess situation in Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-and-taylor-assess-situation-in-vietnam

1967 : Political instability continues in South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/political-instability-continues-in-south-vietnam

World War I
1918 : Bulgaria seeks ceasefire with Allied powers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bulgaria-seeks-ceasefire-with-allied-powers

World War II
1941 : Japanese gather preliminary data on Pearl Harbor
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-gather-preliminary-data-on-pearl-harbor

September 23 - This Day in History

September 23: General Interest
1875: Billy the Kid arrested for first time

On this day in 1875, Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail and roamed the American West, eventually earning a reputation as an outlaw and murderer and a rap sheet that allegedly included 21 murders... read more

American Revolution
1779 : John Paul Jones wins in English waters
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-paul-jones-wins-in-english-waters

Automotive
1933 : Standard Oil geologists arrive in Saudi Arabia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/standard-oil-geologists-arrive-in-saudi-arabia

Civil War
1863 : Lincoln plans to send army to Chattanooga
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-plans-to-send-relief-to-the-beleaguered-union-force-at-chattanooga

Cold War
1949 : Truman announces Soviets have exploded a nuclear device
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-soviets-have-exploded-a-nuclear-device

Crime
1981 : A two-month manhunt for a murdering writer comes to an end
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-two-month-manhunt-for-a-murdering-writer-comes-to-an-end

Disaster
2004 : Hurricane Jeanne crashes into Haiti
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-jeanne-crashes-into-haiti

General Interest
1779 : John Paul Jones victorious
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-paul-jones-victorious

1806 : Lewis and Clark return
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-return

1846 : Eighth planet discovered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eighth-planet-discovered

1964 : Chagall's ceiling unveiled
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chagalls-ceiling-unveiled

Hollywood
1994 : The Shawshank Redemption debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-shawshank-redemption-debuts

Literary
1862 : Leo Tolstoy marries Sophie Andreyevna Behrs
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leo-tolstoy-marries-sophie-andreyevna-behrs

Music
1972 : Mac Davis earns one of the 1970s' most head-scratching #1 hits with "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mac-davis-earns-one-of-the-1970s-most-head-scratching-1-hits-with-quotbaby-dont-get-hooked-on-mequot

Old West
1875 : Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/billy-the-kid-is-arrested-for-the-first-time

Presidential
1944 : FDR defends his dog
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-defends-his-dog

Sports
1908 : Controversial call gives Cubs the pennant
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/controversial-call-gives-cubs-the-pennant

Vietnam War
1965 : South Vietnam executes three accused VC agents
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnam-executes-three-accused-vc-agents

1969 : Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chicago-8-trial-opens-in-chicago

World War I
1917 : German pilot Werner Voss shot down over Western Front
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-pilot-werner-voss-shot-down-over-western-front

World War II
1943 : Mussolini re-establishes a fascist regime in northern Italy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-re-establishes-a-fascist-regime-in-northern-italy

September 22 - This Day in History

September 22: General Interest
1862: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery... read more

American Revolution
1776 : Patriot executed for spying
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriot-executed-for-spying

Automotive
1953 : The famous "four-level" opens in Los Angeles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-famous-four-level-opens-in-los-angeles

Civil War
1862 : Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation is announced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/preliminary-emancipation-proclamation-is-announced

Cold War
1961 : President Kennedy signs Peace Corps legislation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-kennedy-signs-peace-corps-legislation

Crime
1980 : So-called Midtown Stabber kills his first victim
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/so-called-midtown-stabber-kills-his-first-victim

Disaster
1993 : Train derails in Alabama swamp
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-derails-in-alabama-swamp

General Interest
1776 : American Patriot executed for spying
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-patriot-executed-for-spying

1828 : Shaka Zulu assassinated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shaka-zulu-assassinated

1914 : U-boat devastates British squadron
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-boat-devastates-british-squadron

1927 : Dempsey loses on long count
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dempsey-loses-on-long-count

1980 : Iran-Iraq War
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iran-iraq-war

Hollywood
1994 : Friends debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/friends-debuts

Literary
1598 : Playwright Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/playwright-ben-jonson-is-indicted-for-manslaughter

Music
1985 : The first "Farm Aid" concert is held in Champaign, Illinois
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-quotfarm-aidquot-concert-is-held-in-champaign-illinois

Old West
1554 : Coronado dies, without finding the fabled cities of gold
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coronado-dies-without-finding-the-fabled-cities-of-gold

Presidential
1975 : President Ford survives second assassination attempt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-ford-survives-second-assassination-attempt

Sports
1927 : Controversial long count mars Tunney-
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/controversial-long-count-mars-tunney-

Vietnam War
1964 : Goldwater attacks Johnson's Vietnam policy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/goldwater-attacks-johnsons-vietnam-policy

1971 : Medina is acquitted of all charges
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/medina-acquitted-of-all-charges

World War I
1914 : German U-boat devastates British squadron
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-u-boat-devastates-british-squadron

World War II
1945 : Patton questions necessity of Germany's "denazification"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patton-questions-necessity-of-germanys-denazification

September 20 - This Day in History

September 20: General Interest
1973: King triumphs in Battle of Sexes

On this day in 1973, in a highly publicized "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, top women's player Billie Jean King, 29, beats Bobby Riggs, 55, a former No. 1 ranked men's player. Riggs (1918-1995), a self-proclaimed male chauvinist, had boasted that women were inferior, that they couldn't handle the pressure of the game and that even at his age he could beat any female player... read more

American Revolution
1777 : Redcoats kill sleeping Americans in Paoli Massacre
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/redcoats-kill-sleeping-americans-in-paoli-massacre

Automotive
1960 : Mickey Thompson tries again to become the fastest driver in history
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mickey-thompson-tries-again-to-become-the-fastest-driver-in-history

Civil War
1863 : Confederates score a victory at the Battle of Chickamauga
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-day-of-the-battle-of-chickamauga

Cold War
1963 : Kennedy proposes joint mission to the moon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-proposes-joint-mission-to-the-moon

Crime
2012 : Amish convicted in beard cutting attacks
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amish-convicted-in-beard-cutting-attacks

Disaster
2002 : Avalanche thunders into Russian village
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-thunders-into-russian-village

General Interest
1519 : Magellan sets out
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magellan-sets-out

1565 : First European battle on American soil
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-european-battle-on-american-soil

1946 : First Cannes Film Festival
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-cannes-film-festival

Hollywood
1934 : Actress and international sex symbol Sophia Loren born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actress-and-international-sex-symbol-sophia-loren-born

Literary
1878 : Upton Sinclair is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/upton-sinclair-is-born

Music
1975 : The Bay City Rollers make their U.S. debut on Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-bay-city-rollers-make-their-us-debut-on-saturday-night-live-with-howard-cosell

Old West
1806 : The returning Lewis and Clark reach the first white settlement on the Missouri
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-returning-lewis-and-clark-reach-the-first-white-settlement-on-the-missouri

Presidential
1881 : Chester Arthur becomes third president to serve in one year
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chester-arthur-becomes-third-president-to-serve-in-one-year

Sports
1973 : King defeats Riggs in Battle of the Sexes II
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-defeats-riggs-in-battle-of-the-sexes-ii

Vietnam War
1968 : U.S. officials defend use of defoliants
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-officials-defend-use-of-defoliants

1972 : U.S. planes mine waters in northern Quang Tri
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-planes-mine-waters-in-northern-quang-tri

World War I
1918 : U.S. officer George S. Patton writes home after Saint-Mihiel offensive
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-officer-george-s-patton-writes-home-after-saint-mihiel-offensive

World War II
1943 : British launch Operation Source
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-launch-operation-source

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