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Daily History Facts

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Sep 26 1984- The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong

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Sep 26 1981- Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter

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Sep 26 1973- Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time

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Sep 26 1960- Fidel Castro announces Cuba's support for the U.S.S.R.

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Sep 26 1960- In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy

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Sep 26 1934- Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched

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Sep 26 1933-Ten convicts escape from the Indiana State Prison with guns smuggled into the prison by bank robber John Dillinger

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Sep 26 1933-As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don’t shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI

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Sep 26 1908- Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers

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Sep 26 1907- New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire

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Sep 26 1687- The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces

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Sep 26 1580- Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth

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Sep 25 1977- About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon

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Sep 25 1972- In a referendum, the people of Norway reject membership of the European Community

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Sep 25 1911- Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston

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Sep 25 1890- The U.S. Congress establishes Sequoia National Park

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Sep 25 1846- U.S. forces led by Zachary Taylor capture the Mexican city of Monterrey

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Sep 25 1513- Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean

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Sep 25 1066- The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking invasions of England

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Sep 24 1979- CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service