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What happened on September 24 in American history
September 24 is the 267th day of the year (the 268th in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from September 24 spanning 1789 to 2023. Among them: in 1789, Washington signs the Judiciary Act; the Supreme Court gets a chief justice and five associates; and in 1906, Roosevelt names Devils Tower the nation's first national monument.
1789
Washington signs the Judiciary Act; the Supreme Court gets a chief justice and five associates
The same law creates federal district and circuit courts, and a new office called Attorney General.
1906Member story · 1776 Club
Roosevelt names Devils Tower the nation's first national monument
A 1,267-foot column of igneous rock in northeastern Wyoming becomes the test case for a brand-new law.
1946Member story · 1776 Club
A top-secret report lands on Truman's desk: the Soviets cannot be trusted
Clark Clifford and George Elsey hand the President their assessment of Moscow's intentions, seven months after Stalin's alarming February speech.
1957Member story · 1776 Club
Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne into Little Rock; he federalizes Arkansas's entire National Guard
The order strips Governor Faubus of the Guard he had used for three weeks to block nine black students.
1964
Warren Commission hands Johnson its verdict: Oswald acted alone
Ten months of testimony from 552 witnesses ends with a single conclusion: no conspiracy, foreign or domestic.
2023
A capsule from Bennu drops onto the Utah desert, a minute ahead of schedule
A wiring flaw kept the drogue chute from opening, but the main chute held anyway.
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