On This Day September 26th
OTD
September 26th is the 269th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling his vow at the Battle of Pharsalus.
1580 – Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England.
1789 – George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
1905 – Albert Einstein published the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the particular theory of relativity.
1918 – World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began, which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
1933 – As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts, "Don't shoot, G-Men!" which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
1959 – Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
1969 – Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.
1981 – Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
Birthdays
1637 – Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (d. 1714)
1767 – Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
1849 – Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
1876 – Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)
1888 – T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
1909 – Bill France, Sr., an American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
1925 – Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (d. 1982)
1932 – Donna Douglas, American actress (d. 2015)
1963 – Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis player
Holidays and Observance
Johnny Appleseed Day
Well, gather 'round, folks, 'cause I'm fixin' to spin you a tale as tall as a mighty redwood! It's a yarn 'bout a fella they call Johnny Appleseed. Now, ol' Johnny, he wasn't your ordinary feller – no sir! He was a wanderin' soul with a pot on his head and a heart as big as the prairie sky. He roamed this land here, scatterin' apple seeds like gold nuggets.
You see, Johnny Appleseed didn't just plant your run-of-the-mill apple trees. Oh no, these trees were like magic! They sprouted up from the ground wherever Johnny stepped, producing apples sweeter than honey in a beehive. Folks say he could talk to critters and had a sixth sense for planting their trees in just the right spots. He braved wild beasts, crossed treacherous rivers, and even danced with tornadoes, all in the name of sharin' the bounty of apples with the good folks settlin' the frontier.
Now, some might say Johnny Appleseed was just a man, but I reckon he was a legend, a symbol of all that's pure and wild in this great land of ours. So, the next time you bite into a crisp, juicy apple, remember the tale of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderin' hero who sowed the seeds of plenty and became a legend as tall as the tallest tree in the heartland.
Others Include
Compliance Officer Day
European Day of Languages
Human Resource Professional Day
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Lumberjack Day
Mesothelioma Awareness Day
National Better Breakfast Day
National Dumpling Day
National Pancake Day
National Voter Registration Day
National Woman Road Warrior Day
Record Store Day
Shamu the Whale Day
Situational Awareness Day
World Contraception Day
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