TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

Sept. 26, 1996

President Clinton signed a bill ensuring two-day hospital stays for new mothers and their babies.

ON THIS DATE

1957

The musical “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.

1990

The Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, to replace the X rating.