September 26: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 46 BCJulius Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix in Rome.
2. 1371The Ottomans faced the Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa, fought beside the Maritsa River.
3. 1810Napoleon's marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte became heir to the Swedish throne; today's Swedish royal family descends from him.
4. 1905Albert Einstein published his paper presenting special relativity.
5. 1960US presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced each other in their first televised debate.

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