September 26 is:
Johnny Appleseed Day John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) was born on this date in 1774. He introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, as well as the northern counties of present-day West Virginia.
National Bunny Rabbit Day Did you know that for good luck you are supposed to say “Rabbit, rabbit” on the first day of each month? Must be the first words you utter and will bring you good luck all month.
National Pancake Day There are two “pancake days” every year. The other is Feb. 25th. In the U.S., a pancake is also called a hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack. In the United Kingdom, flapjacks are oat-filled, sweet granola bars.
National Key Lime Pie Day
The dish is named for the small Key limes that are naturalized throughout the Florida Keys.
Unlike regular lime juice, Key lime juice is a pale yellow color which combined with the egg yokes results in the yellow pie filling.
Many claim that Key lime pie was invented by botantist Jack Simons.
On July 1st, 2006 both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed legislation selecting the “Key lime pie” as the official pie of the state of Florida.
It is highly likely that the first Key lime pie was created by “Aunt Sally,” the cook of a ship salvager and Key West’s first millionaire. Many of the men onboard his ships would have had access to the basic and non-perishable ingredients required for the early recipe: canned milk, limes and eggs.
In 1789 – Thomas Jefferson was appointed the first United States Secretary of State;
John Jay was appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States;
Samuel Osgood was appointed the first United States Postmaster General;
and Edmund Randolph was appointed the first United States Attorney General.
Birthday of George Gershwin (September 26, 1898), American composer famed for “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Porgy and Bess”
September 26, 1907: New Zealand and Newfoundland were given Dominion status within the British Empire.
In 1933 – As gangster George Barnes, aka Machine Gun Kelly, surrendered to the FBI, he shouted out, “Don’t shoot, G-Men!”, which became a nickname for FBI agents.
On this date in 1960 – In Chicago, the first televised debate took place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
1981 – Baseball: Nolan Ryan set a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. In his career, he threw a total of seven no-hitters, three more than any other pitcher. He is tied with Bob Feller for most one-hitters, with 12. Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite the seven no-hitters, he never threw a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in Major League baseball games in four decades and the only pitcher to have struck out seven pairs of fathers and sons. He struck out 5, 714 players, leading second place Randy Johnson by 839.