This Day In History, September 26th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on September 26th
The Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed in 1580 between Portugal and Spain, thereby ending the War of the Castilian Succession.
Venetian officer Francesco Morosini, who was commanding a military operation in the Morea area at the time, freed Athens, Greece, from Ottoman dominion in 1687.
New Zealand became a dominion within the British Empire in 1907, with its own government and foreign policy.
The first televised presidential debate in the United States took place in 1960, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Millions of Americans tuned in to watch the debate from Chicago.
In 1983, the Soviet Union's early warning system misidentified a US missile assault, resulting in a tense period during which Soviet officials debated ordering a retaliation strike. The incident is now referred to as the "false alarm" or "Able Archer incident."
In 1580, the Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed between Portugal and Spain, which ended the War of the Castilian Succession.
The Treaty of Alcáçovas was a peace treaty signed on September 4, 1479, by the kingdoms of Portugal and Castile (eventually unified with Aragon to become Spain). It brought an end to the War of the Castilian Succession, which had began in 1475 when Portugal supported Isabella I of Castile's niece, Juana la Beltraneja, in her claim to the Castilian crown. The treaty established a number of agreements between the two kingdoms, including Isabella's recognition as Queen of Castile, the division of the Canary Islands between the two kingdoms, and Portugal's cession of the African city of Ceuta.
In 1687, the city of Athens, Greece was liberated from Ottoman rule by Venetian general Francesco Morosini, who was leading a military campaign in the Morea region.
In 1687, the Venetian commander Francesco Morosini, popularly known as "the Peloponnesian," launched a military campaign against the Ottoman Empire in Greece's Morea area. Morosini and his men freed Athens from Ottoman domination on September 26, 1687, during this campaign. The city had been under Ottoman authority since 1458, and its liberation was a significant triumph for the Venetians in their Mediterranean campaign against the Ottomans. However, the Venetians did not keep control of Athens for long, as the Ottomans reclaimed the city in 1688.
In 1907, New Zealand became a dominion within the British Empire, with its own government and independent foreign policy.
New Zealand became a dominion of the British Empire on September 26, 1907, joining other self-governing territories such as Canada and Australia. This meant that New Zealand had its own government, led by a Prime Minister, and had the authority to make decisions about its own affairs, including foreign policy. New Zealand, on the other hand, remained a British colony and continued to acknowledge the British monarch as its head of state. The transition to greater self-government was a watershed moment in New Zealand history, paving the way for the country's ultimate independence in 1947.
In 1960, the first televised presidential debate took place in the United States between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The debate was broadcast from Chicago and watched by millions of Americans.
On September 26, 1960, the Democratic candidate, Senator John F. Kennedy, and the Republican candidate, Vice President Richard Nixon, held the first televised presidential debate in the United States. The discussion was televised live from CBS studios in Chicago to an estimated 70 million Americans. It was a watershed moment in American politics since it was the first time the two main presidential contenders debated on national television. The debate is also notable for its influence on the election, as many people who saw it on television thought Kennedy did better than Nixon, while those who heard it on the radio thought Nixon had won.
In 1983, the Soviet Union's early warning system mistakenly detected a missile attack from the United States, leading to a tense moment in which Soviet leaders considered launching a retaliatory strike. The incident is now known as the "false alarm" or the "Able Archer incident."
On September 26, 1983, the Soviet Union's early warning system identified what it mistook for a US missile assault. The episode happened at a time when tensions between the two nations were high, and Soviet authorities worried that the US might conduct a surprise nuclear strike. The false warning was generated by a mix of technological and human failures, and it resulted in a stressful period during which Soviet commanders pondered ordering a retaliation strike. However, no nuclear weapons were launched as a result of the actions of Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who correctly determined that the alarm was a false alarm. The incident is now known as the "false alarm" or the "Able Archer incident," and it is regarded as one of the Cold War's closest approaches to nuclear war..