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This Day In History — ‘Discovery’ is Launched
September 29 1399 King Richard II became the first English monarch to abdicate his throne. 1829 Sir Robert Peel’s police force, the “bobbies,” began operations…
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September 28 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England. 1542 Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego. 1781 The closing campaign of the…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of MichelangeloThis Day In History — Mark McGuire Goes Yard for History
September 27 1540 Pope Paul III approved the charter for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded by St. Ignatius Loyola. 1939 Warsaw, Poland, was surrendered…
View More This Day In History — Mark McGuire Goes Yard for HistoryThis Day In History — “Johnny Appleseed” is born
September 26 1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State. 1820 Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri. 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was…
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September 25 1775 Ethan Allen was captured by the British. 1789 The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the…
View More This Day In History — O’Connor Sworn in as First Female Supreme Court JusticeThis Day In History — Dr. Seuss Passes Away
September 24 1789 Congress passed the First Judiciary Act which provided for a U.S. attorney general and the Supreme Court. 1957 The Brooklyn Dodgers played…
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September 23 1779 John Paul Jones declared “I have not yet begun to fight!” aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the…
View More This Day In History — Lewis and Clark Return From ExpeditionThis Day In History — Emancipation Set In Motion
September 22 1776 Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy during the Revolutionary War. 1789 Congress authorized the office of Postmaster-General. 1792…
View More This Day In History — Emancipation Set In MotionThis Day In History — Birthday of Stephen King
September 21 1792 The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy. 1897 The New York Sun published its famous editorial, “Yes, Virginia, there is…
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