THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2027

On this day...

1687-Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians

1950-U.N. troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul

1957-Dag Hammarskj”ld re-elected secretary-general of the U.N.

1962-First to steal 100 bases in a season (Maury Wills goes on to 104)

1962-Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)

1979-1984 summer L.A. Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million

1984-Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997

1988-Canada`s Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test

1988-Polish communist party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM

1991-Two year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins