1580CE
Exploration
Drake Returns from Circumnavigation
Francis Drake returns to England aboard the Golden Hind, completing the second circumnavigation of the globe.
Daily Chronicle
September 26
3 Historical Records
1898CE
Birth
George Gershwin Born
American composer and pianist George Gershwin is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1960CE
Politics
First Televised Debate
U.S. presidential candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy participate in the first televised debate.