On Sept. 26, 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.

In 1933, the James Hilton novel “Lost Horizon” was first published.

In 1957, the musical “West Side Story” opened on Broadway.

In 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a national TV audience.

In 1964, the situation comedy “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS-TV.

In 1986, Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as its 103rd member.

In 1996, President Clinton signed a bill ensuring two-day hospital stays for new mothers and babies.

In 2016, Colombia’s government and its largest rebel movement signed a historic peace accord aimed at ending a half- century of combat.