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This Day in History for September 25 – Central High Desegregated and More
This Day in History for September 25 – Central High Desegregated and More
This Day in History for September 25 – Central High Desegregated and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – Continental Army Colonel Ethan Allen is captured by the British (More info) 1789 – The first Congress of the United States approves 12 amendments to the US Constitution, the first 10 of which become the Bill of Rights (More info) 1911 – Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts (More info) 1957
This Day in History for September 24 – First Electronic Mail Service Launched and More
This Day in History for September 24 – First Electronic Mail Service Launched and More
This Day in History for September 24 – First Electronic Mail Service Launched and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The Judiciary Act of 1789, which establishes the Supreme Court of the United States, is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington (More info) 1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy (More info) 1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devil
This Day in History for September 23 – Neptune Discovered and More
This Day in History for September 23 – Neptune Discovered and More
This Day in History for September 23 – Neptune Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1779 – John Paul Jones declares "I have not yet begun to fight!" (More info) 1846 – German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune at the Berlin Observatory (More info)
This Day in History for September 18 – US Capitol Cornerstone Laid and More
This Day in History for September 18 – US Capitol Cornerstone Laid and More
This Day in History for September 18 – US Capitol Cornerstone Laid and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1793 – George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building (More info) 1837 – Tiffany & Young -- later Tiffany and Co. -- is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City (More info)
This Day in History for September 7 – ESPN Debuts and More
This Day in History for September 7 – ESPN Debuts and More
This Day in History for September 7 – ESPN Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, better known as ESPN, makes its debut (More info) 1813 – The United States federal government gets its nickname, Uncle Sam (More info)
This Day in History for September 6 – Cal Ripken Breaks Record and More
This Day in History for September 6 – Cal Ripken Breaks Record and More
This Day in History for September 6 – Cal Ripken Breaks Record and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info) 1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York (More info)
This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More
This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More
This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1890 – Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair (More info) 1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping (More info)

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