September 26

Monday 26, 2005:

The shock elimination of favoured to win, Teresa Bergman, on New Zealand Idol.

Friday 26, 2003:

Nupedia, an earlier form of Wikipedia, was shut down. --->

Thursday 26, 2002:

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Wednesday 26, 2001:

2001 - ' begins airing in the US.

Friday 26, 1997:

An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.

Thursday 26, 1996:

Nintendo 64 went on sale in the United States.

Thursday 26, 1991:

Biosphere 2 opens.

Monday 26, 1988:

Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the Seoul Olympics for failing a drug test.

Wednesday 26, 1984:

United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong.

Monday 26, 1983:

Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup.

Saturday 26, 1981:

Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

Saturday 26, 1970:

The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).

Wednesday 26, 1973:

Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

Friday 26, 1969:

The Beatles album Abbey Road is released in the UK.

Wednesday 26, 1962:

Premiere of The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS.

Tuesday 26, 1961:

Bob Dylan makes his public debut.

Monday 26, 1960:

In Chicago, Illinois, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

Thursday 26, 1957:

Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story opens on Broadway

Tuesday 26, 1950:

United Nations troops recapture Seoul from the North Koreans.

Tuesday 26, 1944:

World War II: Operation Market Garden fails.

Wednesday 26, 1934:

Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.

Thursday 26, 1918:

World War I: Battle of Meuse.

Saturday 26, 1914:

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Thursday 26, 1907:

New Zealand and Newfoundland each becomes a dominion of the British Empire.

Wednesday 26, 1810:

A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.

Saturday 26, 1789:

Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.

Friday 26, 1777:

British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

Friday 26, 1687:

The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who were besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.

Friday 26, 1580:

Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.

Sunday 26, -46:

Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in fulfilment of a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.

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