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| September 26th |
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| About September 26th is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1981 - Serena Williams, professional tennis player Deaths 1820 - Daniel Boone, pioneer, hunter, American fold hero 1902 - Levi Strauss, founded first blue jeans company 2008 - Paul Newman, actor, director, humanitarian (The Color of Money) Events 1789 - Thomas Jefferson is named the first Secretary of State by President George Washington. 1957 - Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story opens at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway to positive reviews. 1960 - John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon have the first of their four debates that are the first presidential debates to be show on television. 1969 - The Beatles release Abbey Road, which spends 92 weeks on the charts, including 17 at the top spot. 1982 - The first episode of the television show Knight Rider, starring David Hasselhoff & KITT, made its debut. |
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