What Happened On September 26

What Happened On Sep 26 Events

1775 Sep 26 Johnny Appleseed Is Born
Jonathan Chapman, born in Leominster, Massachusetts, on September 26, 1775, came to be known as "Johnny Appleseed." Chapman earned his nickname because he planted nurseries and individual...
1777 Sep 26 British Troops March Into Philadelphia
On September 26, 1777, British troops marched into Philadelphia and occupied the city forcing the Continental Congress, meeting in the Pennsylvania State House (later renamed Independence...
1780 Sep 26 Battle Of Charlotte
The Battle of Charlotte was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 26, 1780. The battle took place at the Mecklenburg County Court House, wh...
1833 Sep 26 Second Treaty of Chicago
The second treaty of Chicago was signed by Michigan Territorial Governor George B. Porter, Thomas J. V. Owen, and William Weatherford for the United States and representatives of the "Uni...
1846 Sep 26
to 1846 Sep 27
 Battle Of Chino
The skirmish known as the 'Battle of Chino' of the Mexican-American War occurred on September 26-27, 1846, during which 24 Americans led by Benjamin D. Wilson, who were hiding in the adob...
1888 Sep 26 T. S. Eliot Is Born
Eliot was born into the Eliot family, a bourgeois family, originally from New England, who had moved to St. Louis, Missouri. His father, Henry Ware Eliot (1843–1919), was a successful bus...
1914 Sep 26 Jack LaLanne Is Born
Jack LaLanne (born September 26, 1914) is an American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert, celebrity, lecturer, and motivational speaker who has been referred to as "the godfather of...
1914 Sep 26
to 1914 Dec 31
 Russians Repel Hindenberg's Two Invasions While Fighting Austrians in Galicia (Poland)
Russian Forces, 2,000,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Generalissimo General Russky General Brusiloff General Dmitrieff General Plehve General Ewerts General Rennenkampf General Schiede...
1918 Sep 26
to 1918 Nov 11
 Meuse-Argonne Offensive
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire western front.
1923 Sep 26 "A Woman of Paris" (film) is Released
A Woman of Paris is a feature-length silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chapli...
1942 Sep 26 Ronald Reagan Appears as Johnny Hammond in "Desperate Journey"
Desperate Journey is a 1942 American World War II aviation film starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale and Arthur Kennedy, and the ...
1943 Sep 26 Battle of Leros Begins with German Attack
The German forces assembling for Unternehmen Leopard ("Operation Leopard") under the command of Generalleutnant Müller, comprised III./Infanterie-Regiment 440, II./IR 16 and II./IR 65 of ...
1954 Sep 26 Ronald Reagan Becomes the Host of "General Electric Theater"
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations Serv...
1954 Sep 26 Sinking of the SS Tōya Maru
Typhoon No. 15, Marie, which had blown through Honshū, was in the Sea of Japan at 12:00 on September 26, 1954, proceeding Northeast at a speed of more than 100 kilometers an hour. It was ...
1958 Sep 26 "Damn Yankees" Is Released
Damn Yankees is a 1958 musical film made by Warner Bros., a modern version of the Faust legend set in 1950 involving the New York Yankees baseball team. The film is based on the 1955 Broa...
1960 Sep 26 Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy Appear in First Televised Presidential Debate
The 1960s were a significant changing of the guard in U.S. leadership and also in how Americans chose their leader. During the 1960 debates between the two candidates, Americans for the ...
1961 Sep 26 Lynne Brown Is Born
Lynne Brown is a former Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. She was born in Cape Town on 26 September, 1961 and grew up in Mitchells Plain. She was appointed to the post...
1961 Sep 26 Ronald Reagan Plays Rex Kent on "The Dick Powell Show" - Season 1, Episode: Who Killed Julie Greer?
The Dick Powell Show is a television anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell ...
1969 Sep 26 The Beatles release Abbey Road
Abbey Road is the eleventh official U.K. album and seventeenth U.S. album released by The Beatles. Though work on Abbey Road began in April 1969, making it the final album recorded by the...
1982 Sep 26 "Moonlighting" Is Released
Moonlighting is a film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski in 1982. It is set in the early 1980s at the time of the Solidarity protests in Poland. It stars Jeremy Irons as "Nowak...
1983 Sep 26 Mötley Crüe release Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is the second album by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983. "Looks That Kill" and "Too Young to Fall in Love" became huge hits and "Shout at th...
1989 Sep 26 Stephen King publishes My Pretty Pony
My Pretty Pony is a short story by Stephen King. Originally published in 1989 as an oversized, slipcased edition (with stainless steel faced boards and digital clock inset into front cove...
1991 Sep 26 "The Adjuster" Is Released
The Adjuster is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered at the New York Film Festival. The Adjuster tells the story of an insurance adjuster who takes advantag...
1992 Sep 26 MST3K Ep. 414 - "Tormented"
A jazz pianist living at a beachfront community pushes his troublesome mistress off a lighthouse. Her ghost comes to haunt him and disrupt his upcoming nuptials, as his 8-year-old future ...
1993 Sep 26 MST3K Ep. 510 - "The Painted Hills"
(Short: Body Care and Grooming) A Lassie movie, set in 1870s California amongst rival gold miners. The 1950s-era short addresses a perceived deficiency in college-student hygiene.
1994 Sep 26 Bill Clinton's Universal Health Care Initiative fails in Congress
One of the most prominent items on Clinton's legislative agenda was the result of a taskforce headed by Hillary Clinton, which was a health care reform plan aimed at achieving universal c...
1995 Sep 26 AC/DC releases Ballbreaker
Ballbreaker is the 13th studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in september of 1995. It was the band's first studio album in five years, since The Razors Edge (1990...
1995 Sep 26 Cathedral release The Carnival Bizarre
The Carnival Bizarre is the third album by British doom metal band Cathedral. It was recorded in Nottingham, England. The album was re-released in Australia in August 2008.
1995 Sep 26 David Bowie releases Outside
Outside is a concept album first released September 26, 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. Outside introduced the characters of one of Bowie's short stories; a "non-linear gothic d...
1996 Sep 26 Super Mario 64 Released on the Nintendo 64 in North America
Super Mario 64 is a platform game, developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo, for the Nintendo 64. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the...
1996 Sep 26 "The Soul Mate" - Season 8 Episode 2 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Soul Mate" is the 136th episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 2nd episode for the 8th season. It was originally broadcast on the NBC network on September 2...
1997 Sep 26 FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Seroquel
Seroquel is prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia, a mental disorder marked by delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations, disrupted thinking, and loss of contact with reality. It ...
1997 Sep 26 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Combivir
Combivir contains a combination of lamivudine and zidovudine. Lamivudine and zidovudine are antiviral medications. They are in a group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicines call...
1997 Sep 26 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 Crashes in Low Visibility
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (GA152, GIA152) was a scheduled domestic Indonesian passenger flight from Jakarta to Medan Sumatra operated by state owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. On Se...
1998 Sep 26 MST3K Ep. 913 - "Quest of the Delta Knights"
A band of knights seeks to defeat a malevolent ruler by locating a trove of magical inventions. David Warner plays two characters, wise man Baydool and the evil Lord Vultare. Pearl replac...
2000 Sep 26 Corrosion of Conformity release America's Volume Dealer
America's Volume Dealer is the sixth album by Corrosion of Conformity and was released Sep 26, 2000. This was the last album to feature longtime drummer Reed Mullin for 9 years until his ...
2001 Sep 26
to 2005 May 13
 Star Trek: Enterprise
Enterprise (retitled Star Trek: Enterprise at the start of its third season) was a science fiction television program created by Brannon Braga and Rick Berman and set in the Star Trek uni...
2003 Sep 26 UFC 44: Undisputed
UFC 44: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, N...
2004 Sep 26 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 11-4
And so the curtain closes on Act One, Scene One, and it’s a happy ending. The Red Sox closed out the home season with: A) a huge lead for the wild card (six games), B) a 55-26 home record...
2006 Sep 26 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1
His cap was off as he crossed the first base line, waving it to a crowd that first seemed slightly confused, but responded with the standing ovation his manager had anticipated. Curt Schi...
2006 Sep 26 "Weird Al" Yankovic releases Straight Outta Lynwood
Straight Outta Lynwood is the 12th studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released on September 26, 2006 in the U.S. by Volcano Records, on September 30, 2006 in Australia, on Octobe...
2007 Sep 26 Boston Red Sox defeat Oakland Athletics, 11-6
You don't need Matt Noyes after this steamy night in Fenway to tell you what lies ahead. The forecast calls for champagne showers - perhaps as soon as tonight, with the probability of a d...
2007 Sep 26 Can Tho Bridge Collapse
The collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge was a severe construction accident in southern Vietnam. The accident occurred at 8 am local time(GMT+7) on the morning of September 26, 2007, when a 90 mete...
2007 Sep 26 FDA Approves Daiichi-Sankyo's Azor to Lower Hypertension
Azor is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, alone or with other antihypertensive agents. Azor may also be used as initial therapy in patients who are likely to need multiple ...
2007 Sep 26 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-5
Even in this disaster of an Orioles season, it normally takes a couple innings, maybe half a game or more, before the evening's hope at Camden Yards disappears. Last night, against the...
2008 Sep 26 "Eagle Eye" Is Released
Eagle Eye is a 2008 action/thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan. The two portray a young man and a single mother who are brought together...
2008 Sep 26 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 6-1
Don't look now, but the Marlins are doing it again. A year after crushing the Mets' playoff hopes and stamping New York's historical collapse, they picked up where they left off during...
2008 Sep 26 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 19-8
By the time Mike Lowell exited last night's game against the Yankees, it was already a lost evening. The rain that had engulfed the Boston area had delayed the start by 1 hour 31 minutes ...
2008 Sep 26 Paul Newman Dies
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including...
2009 Sep 26 Cleveland Indians defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-8
CLEVELAND - -Give Jim Johnson a little credit. During the most difficult period of his brief career, the Orioles' closer of two months hasn't lost his sense of humor or his self-deprecati...