FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025

1580-Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth, England aboard the Golden Hind

1687-The Acropolis in Athens is attacked by the Venetian army in an attempt to eject the Turks, damaging the Parthenon

1688-City council of Amsterdam votes to support Prince William of Orange's invasion of England, known as "The Glorious Revolution" in the Netherlands

1815-Russia, Prussia and Austria sign the Holy Alliance

1901-United Kingdom annexes the Ashanti Kingdom and places it under the governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana)

1918-Meuse-Argonne Offensive begins in western France, the largest and most costly American offensive of World War I, with more than 1 million US soldiers participating

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

1995-"George" magazine premieres, published by John F. Kennedy Jr

2009-Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 956 deaths and damage of $6.2 billion