Francis Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe

On September 26, 1580

Sir Frances Drake completed his famous circumnavigation of the world when he sailed into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind.

This Day in History - September 26

1997

The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.

1687

The famous Parthenon building in Athens, Greece, was damaged due to an attack by the Venetian army attempting to remove Turks who turned the building into a mosque.

1983

Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov narrowly escaped the Soyuz T-10 spacecraft explosion.

2017

Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.

1973

Concorde made its first nonstop trip across the Atlantic from Washington, DC, to Paris, France, in a record-breaking time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.

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