A Daily Dose of History (27 Sep 2026)

Today's historical events:

World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins. World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces. The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr. The ocean liner RMS Queen Mary is launched. The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172. Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless. Abbey Road, the last recorded album by...