This Day in History Quiz: September 26

Question: Which English explorer completed a circumnavigation of the world on September 26, 1580?

Answer: English Admiral Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the globe on September 26, 1580, when he arrived Plymouth Harbour, England, three years after he departed.

Question: Which popular 1960s sitcom about a rural family living in Beverly Hills aired in the United States for the first time on September 26, 1926?

Answer: Using the premise of a family that became rich after accidentally discovering an oil mine, The Beverly Hillbillies first aired on CBS on September 26, 1926.

Question: Which album did the Beatles release on September 26, 1969, as their last-recorded album?

Answer: Although Let It Be was released later, the Beatles recorded Abbey Road last and released it on September 26, 1969.

Question: U.S. and South Korean forces captured which city on September 26, 1950, turning the tide of the Korean War to their favor?

Answer: On September 26, 1950, at the end of the Inch’ŏn landing, U.S. and South Korean forces captured Seoul, pushing back North Korean forces that had previously taken over almost all of the Korean peninsula.

Question: The first televised U.S. presidential debate featuring which two presidential candidates was broadcast on September 26, 1960?

Answer: John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon participated in the first series of televised U.S. presidential debates that began on September 26, 1960.

Question: Which storm hit Japan on September 26, 1959, killing more than 5,000 people?

Answer: Super Typhoon Vera killed more than 5,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless after making its landfall at Ise Bay on September 26, 1959, making it one of the worst typhoons in Japanese history.