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September 26

3 sourced moments from September 26 in history: Why is the Parthenon a ruin? A gunpowder blast in 1687; The Beatles released Abbey Road (1969); and Stanislav Petrov was reprimanded, not rewarded, in 1983.

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3 things happened on September 26

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1983 History · Modern

Stanislav Petrov was reprimanded, not rewarded, in 1983

The Soviet officer who dismissed five phantom US missiles was scolded over his logbook, sidelined, and kept secret for over a decade.

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1969 Culture & Arts · Music

The Beatles released Abbey Road

On September 26, 1969, the Beatles released Abbey Road—the last album they recorded together, and one of their best loved.

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1687 History · Archaeology

Why is the Parthenon a ruin? A gunpowder blast in 1687

A Venetian shell hit the Ottoman powder store inside the Parthenon in 1687 — and Venice held Athens for barely a year afterwards.

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