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Old 09-27-2004, 05:44 AM
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September 26th

1687 ~ The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from the Venetian forces besieging the Ottoman Turks.

1777 ~ British troops occupied Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

1820 ~ Death of Daniel Boone, American icon.

1888 ~ Birthday of T. S. Eliot, Poet.

1898 ~ Birthday of George Gershwin, Composer.

1945 ~ Death of Béla Bartók, Composer.

1948 ~ Birthday of Olivia Newton-John, Singer.

1950 ~ United Nations troops recaptured Seoul from the North Koreans.

1957 ~ Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story opened on Broadway.

1983 ~ Australia II, first non-American winner, won the “Americas Cup”.
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