Today in History: September 24
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A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
September 24
| 1788 |
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After having been dissolved, the French Parliament of Paris reassembles in triumph. |
| 1789 |
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Congress passes the Judiciary Act of 1789, establishing a strong federal court system with the powers it needs to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution and federal law. The new Supreme Court will have a chief justice and five associate justices. |
| 1842 |
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Branwell Bronte, the brother of the Bronte sisters and the model for Hindley Earnshaw in Emily's novel Wuthering Heights, dies of tuberculosis. Emily and Anne die the same year. |
| 1862 |
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President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus against anyone suspected of being a Southern sympathizer. |
| 1904 |
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Sixty-two die and 120 are injured in head-on train collision in Tennessee. |
| 1914 |
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In the Alsace-Lorraine area between France and Germany, the German Army captures St. Mihiel. |
| 1915 |
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Bulgaria mobilizes troops on the Serbian border. |
| 1929 |
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The first flight using only instruments is completed by U.S. Army pilot James Doolittle. |
| 1930 |
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Noel Coward's comedy Private Lives opens in London starring Gertrude Lawrence and Coward himself. |
| 1947 |
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The World Women's Party meets for the first time since World War II. |
| 1956 |
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The first transatlantic telephone cable system begins operation. |
| 1957 |
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends federal troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect nine black students entering its newly integrated high school. |
| 1960 |
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The Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is launched. |
| 1962 |
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The University of Mississippi agrees to admit James Meredith as the first black university student, sparking more rioting. |
| 1969 |
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The "Chicago Eight," charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot, go on trial for their part in the mayhem during the 1968 Democratic Party National Convention in the "Windy City." |
| 1970 |
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The Soviet Luna 16 lands, completing the first unmanned round trip to the moon. |
| 1993 |
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Sihanouk is reinstalled as king of Cambodia. |
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Born on September 24 |
| 1501 |
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Gerolamo Cardano, mathematician, author of Games of Chance, the first systematic computation of probabilities. |
| 1717 |
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Horace Walpole, author, creator of the Gothic novel genre. |
| 1755 |
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John Marshall, fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court and U.S. secretary of state. |
| 1870 |
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George Claude, French engineer, inventor of the neon light. |
| 1894 |
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E. Franklin Frazier, first African-American president of the American Sociological Society. |
| 1896 |
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Francis Scott Key (F. Scott) Fitzgerald, novelist best known for The Great Gatsby. |
| 1911 |
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Konstantin Chernenko, president of the Soviet Union 1984-1985. |
| 1936 |
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Jim Henson, puppeteer who created the "Muppets" in 1954 and television's Sesame Street. |
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