Today in History

September 26

1777 - British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution. 1907 - New Zealand becomes a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.

1962 - Imam Badr is driven from power in Yemen, ending a more than 1,000-year-old dynasty.

1984 - Britain and China ink agreement that will return Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997.

2011 - Emirati footballer Diab Awana is killed in a road accident in Abu Dhabi. 2014 - India and China agree to end border face-off.

2017 - Saudi Arabia issues a decree to allow women to drive cars.