On this day in history: September 24: 768—Charlemagne is crowned the first King of the Franks 1664—the Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to the English (it becomes New York) 1755—Chief Justice John Marshall is born 1896—author F. Scott Fitzgerald is born 1906—Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devil’s Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first national monument 1936—puppeteer Jim Henson is born 1942—singer Gerry Marsden is born (Gerry and the Pacemakers) 1948—the Honda Motor Company is founded 1957—President Dwight Eisenhower sends troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce desegregation 1960—USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is launched 1962—the U.S. Court of Appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith 1968—“60 Minutes” debuts on CBS 1979—newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is sentenced to 7 years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery 1979—CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which includes the first public email service 1991—Theodor Seuss Geisel dies (Dr. Seuss)
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:33:01 +0000
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