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This Day In History: September 24th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1969
The trial began for the "Chicago Eight," who were accused of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention.
1976
Patricia Hearst was sentenced to 7 years in prison for her role in a 1974 bank robbery. An executive clemency order from U.S. President Jimmy Carter set her free after only 22 months.
1991
  Jack Mann, a British hostage, was set free by Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than two years.
1998
  Gianluigi Assennato, 34, will be tried for one count of stalking and three counts of making terrorist threats towards Andrea Thompson.
2001
  U.S. President George W. Bush froze the assets of 27 suspected terrorists and terrorist groups.
2004
  The USS Crommelin stopped the fishing boat San Jose. The Coast Guard team found 26,000 pounds of cocaine.

Defence
1960
The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA.
 
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
1957
U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration.
 
Film, Television and Radio
1915
USA
"The Lamb," Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY.
1933
USA
"Roses and Drums" was heard on WABC in New York City. It was the first dramatic presentation for radio.
1961
USA
"The Bullwinkle Show" premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as "Rocky and His Friends."
1968
USA
"60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV.
1968
USA
"The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV.
1977
USA
"The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.
Heads of State
1955
USA
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO.

 
Health and Social Welfare
1953
The discovery of the antibiotic tetracycline was reported.
 
Industry
 
 
Law
1755
USA
John Marshall was born. He was the fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. His court was credited with defining the principles of government and the role of the Supreme Court.
1789
USA
The U.S. Congress passed the First Judiciary Act. The act provided for an Attorney General and a Supreme Court.
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1880
USA
Sarah Knauss was born. She was the world's oldest person when she died at 119 years old on December 31, 1999.
2003
USA
Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Politics
1963
USA
The U.S. Senate ratified a treaty that limited nuclear testing. The treaty was between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union.
1995
Israel
Three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities ended with the signing of a pact by Israel and the PLO.
1996
USA
The United States, represented by President Clinton, and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
Publishing
1991
USA
Theodor Seuss Geisel died at the age of 87. The children's author is better known as Dr. Seuss.
 
Religion
 
 
Science
   
 
Sport
1934
USA
Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.
1938
USA
Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.
1957
USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.
Technology
 
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1869
USA
Thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk.
1998
USA
The U.S. Federal Reserve released into circulation $2 billion in new harder-to-counterfeit $20 bills.
Transport
1929
USA
The first all-instrument flight took place in New York when Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane over Mitchell Field.
 
War
1948
USA
Mildred Gillars, known as "Axis Sally", pled innocent to charges of treason. She ended up serving 12 years for being a Nazi wartime radio propagandist.
1994
Haiti
Ten Haitians were killed when a firefight erupted between U.S. Marines and a group of armed Haitians in Cap-Haitian.
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