This Day in History: September 26, 2025
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1789
Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State.
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1820
Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri.
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1914
The Federal Trade Commission was established.
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1950
United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.
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1960
Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first televised presidential debate.
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1986
William H. Rehnquist was sworn as the 16th chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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