holidays
Petrov day
Related Wikipedia articles
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
On 26 September 1983, during the Cold War, the Soviet nuclear early warning system Oko reported the launch of one intercontinental ballistic missile with four more missiles behind it, from the United States. These missile attack warnings were suspected to be false alarms by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 26
Day of the year
September 26 is the 269th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)