History Blog Week of September 26-October 2
This Week in History September 26, 1960 For the first time in history, a presidential debate is televised. The showdown between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon took place in a Chicago film studio. Kennedy was the apparent victor of this debate, their first of four, due to his natural charisma and ease in front of the camera. Learn more here: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-kennedy-nixon-debate?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2021-0926-09262021&om_rid= September 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown begins as George Washington, commanding a combined French-American force of 17,000 troops, lays seige to British-controlled Yorktown, against General Cornwallis and 9,000 British troops. Learn more at: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2021-0928-09282021&om_rid= September 28, 1066 One of the most significant days in the history of Britain and the English language: Willia...