All Events

Historical Events on September 26

  • Amsterdam

    1687

    The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.

  • American Revolution

    1777

    American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    1789

    Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.

  • Albert Einstein

    1905

    Albert Einstein publishes his first paper on the special theory of relativity.

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.

  • The Holocaust

    1942

    The Holocaust: August Frank, a higher official of the SS concentration camp administration department, issues a memorandum containing a great deal of operational detail in how Jews should be "evacuated".

  • World War II

    1944

    World War II: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio Valley region after 10 days of fighting.

  • Concorde

    1973

    Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

  • United Kingdom

    1984

    The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.

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