Today in History: September 26, 2004

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DallasNews.com -- Today in History Sunday, September  26, 2004 AP Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in Chicago as Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off. AP Photo On this date in: 1777 British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution. 1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first secretary of state and John Jay the first chief justice of the United States. 1898 Composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York. AP Photo 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established. 1950 United Nations troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans. 1957 The musical ''West Side Story'' opened on Broadway. 1969 The album ''Abbey Road'' by the Beatles was released. 1980 The Cuban government closed Mariel Harbor, ending the freedom flotilla of Cuban refugees that began the previous April. 1986 William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States, while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as its 103rd member. 1990 The Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, designed to bar moviegoers under age 17 from certain films without the commercial stigma of the old X rating. 1991 Four men and four women began a two-year stay inside a sealed-off structure known as Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Ariz. 1995 The prosecution began its closing argument in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson. 1996 Richard Allen Davis, the killer of 12-year-old Polly Klaas, was sentenced to death in San Jose, Calif. 2000 Slobodan Milosevic conceded that his challenger, Vojislav Kostunica, had finished first in Yugoslavia's presidential election and declared a runoff - a move that prompted mass protests leading to Milosevic's ouster. 2002 WorldCom former controller David Myers pleaded guilty to securities fraud, saying he was told by ''senior management'' to falsify records in what became the largest corporate accounting scandal in U.S. history. 2002 A state-run Senegalese ferry capsized in the Atlantic, killing more than 1,800 people.   Today's Birthdays: Tennis player Serena Williams turns 23 years old today. AP Photo/Patrick Gardin Jack LaLanne Fitness expert 90 Philip Bosco Actor 74 David Frizzell Country singer 63 Kent McCord Actor (''Adam 12'') 62 Anne Robinson Game show host (''The Weakest Link'') 60 Bryan Ferry Singer 59 Christie Todd Whitman Former EPA administrator, former N.J. governor 58 Lynn Anderson Singer 57 Mary Beth Hurt Actress 56 Olivia Newton-John Actress-singer 56 James Keane Actor 52 Cesar Rosas Rock musician (Los Lobos) 50 Carlene Carter Country singer 49 Linda Hamilton Actress 48 Andre Harrell Recording executive 44 Doug Supernaw Country singer 44 Melissa Sue Anderson Actress (''Little House on the Prairie'') 42 Patrick Bristow Actor 42 Al Pitrelli Rock musician (Megadeth) 42 Tracey Thorn Singer (Everything But The Girl) 42 Jim Caviezel Actor 36 Shawn Stockman Singer (Boyz II Men) 32 Nicholas Payton Jazz trumpeter 31 Mark Famiglietti Actor 25 Christina Milian Singer-actress 23 TV weather reporter Jillian Barberie turns 38 years old today. AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock

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