September 25: In 1066 the Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking invasions of England; in 1237 England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border; in 1513 Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean; in 1690 Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time; in 1789 the United States Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights; in 1804 Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for moving further upriver; in 1890 Congress establishes Sequoia National Park; in 1911 ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston; in 1957 Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops. Birthdays: English naval officer Fletcher Christian (1964); actor Aldo Ray (1926); TV journalist Barbara Walters (1929); author/illustrator Shel Silverstein (1930); Canadian singer/guitarist Ian Tyson (1933); singer/dancer Juliet Prowse (1936); actor Michael Douglas (1944); model/actress Cheryl Tiegs (1947); actor Mark Hamill (1951); actor Christopher Reeve (1952); actor Anson Williams (1952); actor Heather Locklear (1961); actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969). Music: In 1956 Elvis Presleys upcoming single Love Me Tender becomes the first 45 to reach one million in pre-orders; in 1964 Beatles manager Brian Epstein is offered three and one-half million pounds for the groups contract but declines; in 1965 The Beatles cartoon series debuts on ABC-TV; in 1979 Evita premieres on Broadway; in 1993 a Patsy Cline commemorative stamp is issued by the United States Postal Service; in 1971 Cat Stevens releases Peace Train, in 1979 The Eagles release their LP The Long Run; in 1965 Barry McGuires Eve Of Destruction hits #1.
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