Page 6: Historical Events In September - 28
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
1928 Con Conrad, dies 

1929 The Hudson Bay Railway reaches its northern terminus at Churchill, Manitoba. This was originally operated by Canadian National on behalf of the Government. It became part of the CN system on September 5, 1951 

1929 1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-U of Alberta) 

1930 Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games. 

1931 Peking (200000 demonstrators demand declaration of war on Japan). 

1932 1932 Baseball World Series opens with the Chicago Cubs vs. NY Yankees (6-12) 

1933 Greer Garson wed Edward Snelson. 

1934 Brigit Bardot, French born film actress is born 

1934 The Cunard-White Star Queen Mary launched at Clydebank. 

1936 Bachelor's Children debuts on CBS radio (at 9:45 am). 

1937 FDR dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon). 

1938 Clare Boothe's "Boys Goodbye," premieres in NYC. 

1939 Estonia accepts Soviet military bases 

1939 Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 

1940 Michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72, 86 and 94 yard touchdowns 

1941 Phillies lose club record 111th game 

1942 Luftwaffe bombs Stalingrad. 

1942 Evelyn Thatcher, dies 

1943 Charles Vintcent, cricketer (played in S Africa's 1st 3 tests), dies 

1944 Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands 

1944 inaugural TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) 

1944 Marines occupy islands in Palaus under cover of naval aircraft and gunfire support 

1944 1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise). 

1946 Jean Van de Eeckhoudt, Belgian painter, dies 

1947 Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58. 

1948 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 

1948 EJ Ratcliffe, dies 

1950 3 RAR arrives in Korea 

1952 Paul Hastings Allen, composer, dies at 68. 

1953 Edwin P Hubble, astronomer, designer of telescopes, dies at 63 

1954 Bert Lytell, actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69. 

1955 Arthur Donaldson, dies 

1957 Albert Ascoli, Italian developed anti-tuberculosis vaccine, dies. 

1958 Guinea votes for independence from France 

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