Historical Events for 23rd September 2026

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1459 - Battle of Blore Heath in Staffordshire: an inferior Yorkist force defeats a larger Lancastrian force in a major battle of the English Wars of the Roses
1912 - First Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie releases "Cohen Collects a Debt"
1926 - "Upset of the Decade": Gene Tunney defeats defending champion Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision at Sesquicentennial Stadium (later known as JFK Stadium) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the world heavyweight boxing title
1962 - Dave Brubeck and Louis Armstrong debut songs from "The Real Ambassadors", a jazz musical loosely based on their experiences touring for the US State Department, at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California; libretto written by Iola Brubeck, Dave's wife
1962 - ABC's first color TV series, "The Jetsons," created by Hanna-Barbera, premieres
1967 - Greek Colonels' regime frees former Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou
2019 - Haitian Senator Jean-Marie Ralph Féthière opens fire, hitting a journalist while leaving parliament in Port-au-Prince
2022 - Tennis great Roger Federer plays his final professional match during Laver Cup in London; teams with friend and rival Rafael Nadal but loses 6–4, 6–7 [9–11] to Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe

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