September 26

What happened on September 26 in history

5 events fall on September 26, from 1580 to 1983. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on September 26

  1. 1580

    Drake comes home

    The Golden Hind returns to Plymouth after circling the world.

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  2. 1687

    The Parthenon is blown up

    A Venetian shell hits the Ottoman powder store inside the temple.

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  3. 1907

    New Zealand becomes a dominion

    The colony gains dominion status within the empire.

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  4. 1960

    The first televised debate

    Kennedy and Nixon face each other in a Chicago studio.

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  5. 1983

    Stanislav Petrov averts nuclear war

    A Soviet officer decides an alarm showing incoming missiles is a fault, and is right.

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