What happend on 26th September

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1984

United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong.

1983

Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup.

1983

Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war.

1981

Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

1973

Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

1970

The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).

1969

The Beatles album Abbey Road is released in the UK.

1969

The Chicago Seven trial begins.

1962

Premiere of The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS.

1962

Yemen Arab Republic is proclaimed