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What Happened On September 24

Q: What happened on September 24?

1950: The "Great Smoke Pall", generated by the Chinchaga fire, the largest recorded fire in North American history, was first recorded in present-day Nunavut and may eventually have circled the entire globe. 1890: Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage. 1869: Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet. 1852: The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. 1645: The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I. 1975: Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces. 1911: His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness (pictured). 2014: The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. 2005: Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. 1975: Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.

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1950 First ever
The "Great Smoke Pall", generated by the Chinchaga fire, the largest recorded fire in North American history, was first recorded in present-day Nunavut and may eventually have circled the entire globe.
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1890 First ever
Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1869 Oddly true
Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1852 First ever
The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
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1645 Oddly true
The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I.
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1975 First ever
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1911 First ever
His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness (pictured).
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2014 First ever
The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2005 Oddly true
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1975 First ever
Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2023NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth. Wikipedia →
2015At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia →
2014The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. Wikipedia →
2013A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. Wikipedia →
2009The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. Wikipedia →
2009South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. Wikipedia →
2008Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. Wikipedia →
2007Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. Wikipedia →
2005Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. Wikipedia →
1996Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Wikipedia →
1993The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. Wikipedia →
1975Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route. Wikipedia →
1973Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. Wikipedia →
1972Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, overrunning the runway and resulting in 11 injuries. Wikipedia →
1960USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. Wikipedia →
1959TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Wikipedia →
1957President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. Wikipedia →
1954AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced. Wikipedia →
1954The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated. Wikipedia →
1950The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada. Wikipedia →
1948The Honda Motor Company is founded. Wikipedia →
1946Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. Wikipedia →
1946The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. Wikipedia →
1935Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights. Wikipedia →
1932Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). Wikipedia →
1929Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. Wikipedia →
1911His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. Wikipedia →
1906U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. Wikipedia →
1906Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. Wikipedia →
1890The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. Wikipedia →
1877The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion. Wikipedia →
1875The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi premieres in Oulu, Finland. Wikipedia →
1869Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. Wikipedia →
1853Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France. Wikipedia →
1852The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. Wikipedia →
1846Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. Wikipedia →
1841The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. Wikipedia →
1830A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. Wikipedia →
1789The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. Wikipedia →
1674Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. Wikipedia →
1645The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I. Wikipedia →
1568Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. Wikipedia →
867Byzantine emperor Michael III is murdered in his chamber by his junior emperor Basil I. Wikipedia →
787The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia. Wikipedia →

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