Jerry Waxman
Today in History: October 1
Today in History: October 1: In 1890, Yosemite National Park was designated; In 1903, the first modern baseball World Series began; In 1908, Henry Ford introduced his Model T; In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China; In 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida; In 2017, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history took place in Las Vegas
Today in History: September 30
Today in History:September 30: In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; In 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end; In 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision; In 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente connected for his 3,000th and final hit; In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory.
Today in History: September 29
Today in History: September 29: In 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders concluded the Munich Agreement; In 1789, Congress officially established a regular army; In 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch; In 1990, the construction of Washington National Cathedral concluded; In 2005, John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice.
Today in History: September 28
Today in History: September 28: In 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. In 1781, American forces began their successful siege of Yorktown, Virginia. In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House. In 2022, Hurricane Ian barreled ashore in southwestern Florida.
Today in History: September 27
Today in History: September 27: In 1996 the Taliban drove the government of Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul; In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance; In 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact; In 1979, Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education.
Today in History: September 26
Today in History: September 26: In 1960 the first televised presidential debate occurred; In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia; In 1954, the Japanese commercial ferry Toya Maru sank; In 1986, Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court; In 1991, four men and four women entered the Biosphere 2; In 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Today in History: September 25
Today in History: September 25: In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa sighted the Pacific Ocean; In 2005, the Irish Republican Army officially ending a 36-year armed campaign for a unified Irish state; In 1956, the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable; In 2018, Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison
Today in History: September 24
Today in History: September 24: In 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act; In 1869, businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday”; In 1906, Devil’s Tower became the first U.S. national monument; In 1963, the U.S. Senate ratified a nuclear testing treaty; In 2017, more than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem.
Today in History: September 23
Today in History: September 23: In 1806 the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis; In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured; In 1955, a jury acquitted Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam of killing Black teenager Emmett Till; In 2002 California became the first state to offer workers paid family leave; In 2022, Roger Federer played his final professional match.