Today In History
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2017. There are 96 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1892: John Philip Sousa and his newly formed band performed publicly for the first time at the Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, New Jersey.
ON THIS DATE
› 1777: British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.
› 1789: Thomas Jefferson was confirmed by the Senate to be the first United States secretary of state; John Jay, the first chief justice; Edmund Randolph, the first attorney general.
› 1914: The Federal Trade Commission was established.
› 1937: The radio drama “The Shadow,” starring Orson Welles, premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
› 1957: The musical play “West Side Story” opened on Broadway.
› 1960: The first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a national TV audience from Chicago.
› 1991: Four men and four women began a twoyear stay inside a sealedoff structure in Oracle, Arizona, called Biosphere 2. (They emerged from Biosphere on this date in 1993.)
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Retired baseball AllStar Bobby Shantz is 92. Actor Philip Bosco is 87. Actor Richard Herd is 85. South African nationalist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is 81. Country singer David Frizzell is 76. Actor Kent McCord is 75. Television host Anne Robinson is 73. Actress Mary Beth Hurt is 71. Singer Olivia Newton-John is 69. Actor James Keane is 65. Rock singer-musician Cesar Rosas (Los Lobos) is 63. Country singer Carlene Carter is 62. Actress Linda Hamilton is 61. Country singer Doug Supernaw is 57. Rhythm and blues singer Cindy Herron (En Vogue) is 56. Actress Melissa Sue Anderson is
55. Actor Patrick Bristow is 55. Rock musician Al Pitrelli is 55. Singer Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) is 55. TV personality Jillian Barberie is
51. Contemporary Christian guitarist Jody Davis (Newsboys) is 50. Singer Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men) is 45. Music producer Dr. Luke is 44. Jazz musician Nicholas Payton is 44. Actor Mark Famiglietti is 38. Singer-actress Christina Milian is 36. Tennis player Serena Williams is 36.