Major Events
- 1180 Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline.
- 1493 Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships
- 1789 US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-person Supreme Court
- 1869 Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold
- 1877 Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion
- 1950 Operation Magic Carpet concludes after having transported 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel
- 1994 National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar
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- 1968 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV
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- 1957 "Jailhouse Rock" single released by Elvis Presley (Billboard Song of the Year 1957)
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Did You Know?
The President of the Latter-day Saints Wilford Woodruff issues a manifesto advising members that the teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned
Fun Fact About September 24
1st autopsy and coroner's jury verdict is recorded in Maryland
Famous Weddings
- 1487 Founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak marries Mata Sulakhani in Batala
- 1949 Retired American MLB outfielder Ty Cobb (61) weds American divorcée Frances Cass (40); divorce in 1956
- 1953 American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (34) weds Argentine singer Dick Haymes (35) at The Sands Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas; divorce in 1955
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