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SEPTEMBER 26, 1493
Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, one of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Pope Alexander VI was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
SEPTEMBER 26, 1580
English explorer Francis Drake's galleon the Golden Hind (replica pictured) sailed into Plymouth, completing his circumnavigation of the globe.
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1907
The British Colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.
The Colony of New Zealand was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1907. British authority was vested in a Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1968
The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1917
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1087
William II, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England.
William II was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1933
As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the FBI, he supposedly shouted "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which became a nickname for FBI agents.
George Kelly Barnes, better known by his nickname "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Forty-three students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Iguala, Mexico, were kidnapped and probably later killed.
Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School, commonly known as the Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School, is a men's normal school, located in the Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1959
Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.
Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon , was an exceptionally intense tropical cyclone that struck Japan in September 1959, becoming the Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 46 BC
Julius Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome to Venus, the mythical ancestor of his family.
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1944
World War II: The Soviet Army completed the Tallinn Offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1928
The Republic of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh (designer pictured) as the official system for romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
The Nationalist government, officially the National Government of the Republic of China, refers to the government of the Republic of China from Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1983
The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.
Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1928
The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as the official system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
The Nationalist government, officially the National Government of the Republic of China, refers to the government of the Republic of China from Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1983
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 1959
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of Kampuchea, a client state it had implemented to overthrow Democratic Kampuchea and the Khmer Rouge.
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was an armed conflict between Democratic Kampuchea, controlled by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Read More
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.
Yves Rossy is a Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast. He is known as the inventor of a series of experimental Read More

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