September 26th

1777: British troops begin a strict and brutal occupation of Philadelphia. Many of their descendants remain deployed today as security guards at Eagles games.


1820: Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proved tomatoes weren't poisonous by eating several on the steps of the courthouse in Salem, New Jersey. He did later die of pesticide poisoning.


1984: The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong. In return the UK gets a lifetime supply of counterfeit Rolex watches.