Major Events
- 1815 Russia, Prussia, and Austria sign the Holy Alliance
- 1901 United Kingdom annexes the Ashanti Kingdom and places it under the governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana)
- 1918 Meuse-Argonne Offensive begins in western France, the largest and most costly American offensive of World War I, with more than 1 million US soldiers participating [1]
Sep 26 in Film & TV
- 1968 “Oliver!,” directed by Carol Reed and starring Mark Lester and Ron Moody, premieres in London (Best Picture 1969)
Sep 26 in Music
- 1969 Apple Records releases The Beatles’ 11th studio album “Abbey Road,” their final recordings as a quartet, topping the charts in 11 countries
Sep 26 in Sport
- 1983 Australia II wins the America’s Cup yacht race, becoming the first non-US winner in 132 years
Fun Fact About September 26
Soviet military officer Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by judging a supposed missile attack from the US to be an error
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