What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Jack LaLanne Is Born

Jack LaLanne (born September 26, 1914) is an American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert, celebrity, lecturer, and motivational speaker who... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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,... Read more

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... Read more

Battle of Leros Begins with German Attack

The German forces assembling for Unternehmen Leopard ("Operation Leopard") under the command of Generalleutnant Müller, comprised... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more