What happend on 26th September

25.09
27.09
1789

Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.

1777

British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

1687

The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who were besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.

1580

Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.