This day in history

On September 26th in history, several notable events took place. Here are a few significant occurrences:

1. 1907: The New Zealand Parliament grants women the right to vote, making it the first self-governing country to enact women's suffrage.

2. 1957: The West Side Story musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, premieres on Broadway in New York City.

3. 1983: Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a potential nuclear war by correctly identifying a false alarm in the Soviet nuclear early warning system, which falsely detected incoming missiles from the United States.

4. 1997: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and Marche, causing significant damage and claiming 11 lives.

5. 2008: Swiss pilot and inventor Bertrand Piccard completes the world's first non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a solar-powered aircraft, the Solar Impulse.

6. 2014: The Umbrella Movement begins in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protesters occupy the city's streets, demanding greater political freedom in the selection of the city's leader.

These are just a few notable events that took place on September 26th in history.

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