Wednesday, September 24, 2025

History for September 24

History for September 24 - On-This-Day.com 
John Marshall 1755
  • 1869 - 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.
  • 1955 - U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO.
  • 1957 - U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration.
  • 1960 - The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA.
  • 1977 - "The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.
  • 1995 - Three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities ended with the signing of a pact by Israel and the PLO.

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