The Associated PressJoe Louis is a willing camera subject for his three year old son, Joe Jr., at Pompton Lakes, N.J., Sept.26, 1950 where the former heavyweight champion has been training for his title bout. Louis would face NBA Champion Ezzard Charles at New York's Yankee Stadium, Sept.27,1950.
James Kerlin, Associated Press fileIn this July 1972 file photo, an FBI agent, left, wearing only a pair of swim trunks, per the hijacker's instructions, carries a case containing a $1 million ransom to the opened door of a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded the ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972.
Putnam, The Associated PressMohandas Karamchand Gandhi visiting the workers in their cottages at Spring Vale, England on Sept. 26, 1931, during his inspection of the Lancashire Cotton industries labour conditions.
The Associated PressJapanese bombers sweep in for a low level attack on U.S. warships and transports at Quadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on Sept. 26, 1942 during World War II. Black smoke puffs are bursting anti-aircraft shells.
The Associated PressGeorge "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife, Kathryn Kelly, are photographed at police headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 26, 1933. They were captured by police and federal agents for the kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel, a wealthy oil executive of Oklahoma City.
The Associated PressSurrounded by reporters and photographers, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is seen immediately after leaving the grand jury room in the Bronx County, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1934 courthouse after testifying in the extortion case of Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
The Associated PressOne slip on the part of Ivy Baldwin, 74-year-old parachute jumper and tight-rope walker, would send him hurtling to the bottom of the Cache La Poudre Canon, near Ft. Collins, Colorado on Sept. 26, 1934, which he attempted to cross on a tight-cable as a rodeo stunt. As it was, the wind proved too strong for him and he had to go the last 200 feet with his arms and legs wrapped around the cable.
Len Putnam, The Associated PressNew Cunard liner, the Queen Mary, slips into the water during her launch at the John Brown Shipyard at Clydebank, Scotland, Sept. 26, 1934. The liner was launched by Her Majesty Queen Mary and was previously known only as Cunarder 534.
Anthony Camerano, The Associated PressFormer baseball star and Hall of Fame immortal, Ty Cobb, and his wife, the former Frances Cass, have lunch in a hotel in New York, prior to going to Yankee Stadium to attend the Yankees-Boston Red Sox game, Sept. 26, 1949. Cobb and his bride were married in Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 24.
Byron Rollins, The Associated PressThe Navy unveiled this radiation device which is being used to help speed research to find better defense against atomic bomb rays, Sept. 26, 1952. The tube at right center is the generator, partially loaded with radioactive cobalt cartridges, and, when in operation, "shoots" gamma rays into a second exposure room where caged animals are used for tests.
Marty Lederhandler, The Associated PressSinger Eddie Fisher, 26, feeds a piece of wedding cake to his bride, actress Debbie Reynolds, 23, following their marriage at Grossinger, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1955.
The Associated PressPresidential candidates Sen. John F. Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard M. Nixon are shown following their nationally televised first of four presidential debates at a television studio in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 26, 1960.
The Associated PressCuban Premier Fidel Castro waves a document during his talk to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 26, 1960.
Worth, The Associated PressBrian Jones, a member of The Rolling Stones pop group before appearing at the Inner Sessions House Crown Court in London, England on Sept. 26, 1968. He is charged with having possessing an unknown quantity of the Cannabis drug at his flat in London, without lawful authority.
The Associated PressSinger Cliff Richard with copies of his autobiography "Which One's Cliff" which he was signing for buyers at Selfridges Store in Oxford Street, London, Sept. 26, 1977.
Jack Smith, The Associated PressEmergency workers carry hospital patient Rubalcada Pena after rescuing him from the rubble of Mexico City?s Juarez Hospital, Sept. 26, 1985. The hospital was destroyed by the earthquakes.
Bob Galbraith, The Associated PressJimmy Connors gives Martina Navratilova a hug and a bouquet of flowers on Friday, Sept. 26, 1992 in Las Vegas after defeating her in two straight sets of their tennis match. Scores were 7-5, 6-2.
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Joe Louis is a willing camera subject for his three year old son, Joe Jr., at Pompton Lakes, N.J., Sept.26, 1950 where the former heavyweight champion has been training for his title bout. Louis would face NBA Champion Ezzard Charles at New York's Yankee Stadium, Sept.27,1950.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on September 26.



















