September 26th


46 BC: Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a pledge he made at annual Roman Labor Day telethon.


1580: Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth, and looks to use his frequent sailing miles to get an upgrade to first class in his next cruise.


1820: Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proved tomatoes weren't poisonous by eating several on the steps of the courthouse in Salem, New Jersey. The locals stone him to death anyway... just in case.


1908: Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two complete game shutouts in one day. Now they take pitchers out of the game when they go after their 75-pitch count.