🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on September 26:

1996 ─ Astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to Earth after a record-breaking stay aboard the Russian space station Mir, marking a milestone for American women in space.

1969 ─ The Brady Bunch premiered on ABC, quickly becoming a cultural touchstone of American family life. On the same day, The Beatles released Abbey Road, their final studio collaboration.

1962 ─ The Beverly Hillbillies debuted on CBS, launching one of the most successful TV sitcoms of the 1960s.

1944 ─ Allied forces suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Arnhem as part of the failed Operation Market Garden.

1918 ─ The Meuse-Argonne offensive began and was one of the largest battles involving American troops during World War I.

1580 ─ English Admiral Francis Drake arrived in Plymouth Harbour, completing his circumnavigation of the globe.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On September 26, we’re singing to:

T.S. Eliot (1888) ─ Influential poet, playwright, and literary critic whose works, like The Waste Land, reshaped modernist literature.

Martin Heidegger (1889) ─ German philosopher best known for his existential work Being and Time, which profoundly impacted 20th-century thought.

George Gershwin (1898) ─ Iconic American composer who blended classical and jazz elements in works such as Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris.

Serena Williams (1981) ─ Legendary tennis player who revolutionized women's tennis with her powerful play and has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On September 26, we’re saying goodbye to:

Daniel Boone (1820) ─ American frontiersman and folk hero known for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky.

Béla Bartók (1945) ─Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist whose innovative compositions helped shape modern classical music.

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