• Today is Thursday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2013. There are 96 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Sept. 26, 1789, Thomas Jefferson was confirmed by the Senate to be the first United States secretary of state; John Jay, the first chief justice; Edmund Randolph, the first attorney general.
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• On this date:
• In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.
• In 1892, John Philip Sousa and his newly formed band performed publicly for the first time, at the Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, N.J.
• In 1914, the Federal Trade Commission was established.
• In 1918, the Meuse-Argonne offensive, resulting in an Allied victory against the Germans, began during World War I.
• In 1937, the radio drama "The Shadow," starring Orson Welles, premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
• In 1952, philosopher George Santayana died in Rome at age 88.
• In 1955, following word that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had suffered a heart attack, the New York Stock Exchange saw its worst price decline since 1929.
• In 1960, the first debate between presidential nominees took place in Chicago as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a national TV audience.
• In 1962, Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers stole his 100th base during a 13-1 victory over the Houston Colt .45s. "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS. The cult film "Carnival of Souls" premiered in Lawrence, Kan., where parts of it had been filmed.
• In 1969, the family comedy series "The Brady Bunch" premiered on ABC-TV.
• In 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.
• In 1990, the Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, to replace the X rating.

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