The Fall of Philadelphia
On September 26, 1777, Philadelphia—the largest city in the rebelling colonies and the seat of the Continental Congress—did not fall in a blazing final battle. It was surrendered to occupation ...
Launch of USS Bright (1943)
On September 26, 1943, the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Bright (DE-747) was launched at the Western Pipe and Steel Company yard at San Pedro, California. Sponsored by Mrs. Miriam ...
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West Side Story Debuts on Broadway (1957)
On September 26, 1957, West Side Story opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre, becoming one of the defining works in the evolution of the American musical. A bold ...
The Tragic Duty of Archibald Butt (1865)
On September 26, 1865, Archibald Willingham Butt was born in Augusta, Georgia. He would go on to stand unusually close to the center of American political power, serving as military ...
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The Meuse-Argonne Offensive Begins (1918)
On September 26, 1918, Allied forces launched the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest and deadliest operation undertaken by the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Led by General John J. Pershing, ...
The Birth of George Gershwin (1898)
On September 26, 1898, George Gershwin—one of the most influential and enduring figures in American music—was born to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York. Raised amid the vibrant cultural ...
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The Race to Louisville: Securing the Union Lifeline
By late September 1862, Major General Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio had completed a grueling race northward to Louisville, Kentucky. For weeks, Buell’s soldiers had marched hard from ...
The Birth of the Sousa Band: Plainfield’s Historic 1892 Debut
On September 26, 1892, John Philip Sousa opened a consequential new chapter in American musical life. Only weeks after leaving his prestigious post as director of the U.S. Marine Band, ...
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The Premiere of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
On September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS—and quickly became one of television’s most unlikely blockbusters. Created by Paul Henning, the sitcom followed the Clampetts, an Ozarks family ...
The Debut of The Brady Bunch (1969)
On September 26, 1969, the beloved sitcom The Brady Bunch made its network television debut on ABC. The series introduced viewers to a cheerfully blended family that would become a ...
Confirmation of Thomas Jefferson (1789)
On September 26, 1789, the United States Senate confirmed President George Washington’s nomination of Thomas Jefferson as the nation’s first Secretary of State. The new federal government was still taking ...
The First Televised Presidential Debate (1960)
On September 26, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon met in Chicago for the first televised general-election presidential debate in U.S. history. Broadcast live from ...
The Birth of Johnny Appleseed (1774)
On September 26, 1774, John Chapman—the American frontier nurseryman and folk figure later known as Johnny Appleseed—was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. Around 1800, he began collecting apple seeds from cider ...
