Thursday, September 26, 2024

History for September 26

History for September 26 - On-This-Day.com 
Ivan Pavlov 1849 - Physiologist
  • 1955 - The New York Stock Exchange suffered its worst decline since 1929 when the word was released concerning U.S. President Eisenhower's heart attack.
  • 1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.
  • 1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS-TV.
  • 1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.
  • 1981 - The Boeing 767 made its maiden flight in Everett, WA.
  • 2000 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. The act states that an infant would be considered to have been born alive if he or she is completely extracted or expelled from the mother and breathes and has a beating heart and definite movement of the voluntary muscles.
  • 2001 - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres announced plans to formalize a cease-fire and end a year of fighting in the region.

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