Colonels

Anniversaries are marking September 26, 1983, when Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov was on duty at a nuclear early-warning command center. His system falsely reported incoming American missiles; Petrov judged the alert to be a malfunction and did not report it as an attack, averting a possible retaliatory strike. Commenters are sharing his story as a reminder of how close the world came to catastrophe and of one man's calm judgment.

KFC is giving Colonel Sanders' original fried chicken recipe a thoroughly modern update, according to the New York Post, which takes readers inside the brand's reworking of its signature dish. The revamp touches the classic recipe that has defined the chain since its founding. Reaction so far has centered on whether purists will accept change to such an iconic formula.

The Eastern Kentucky University men's golf team finished sixth at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, a college tournament. The Colonels closed out the event in the middle of the field, continuing their fall season. Athletics officials reported the result but details on individual scores and finishing margins were not immediately highlighted in the announcement.

A new biography, 'A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw,' arrives in bookstores today. Shaw, the Union officer who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, one of the Civil War's first Black regiments, and died at Fort Wagner in 1863, remains a prominent figure in Civil War memory. The book traces his life and the legacy of his leadership and sacrifice.