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What happened on September 28 in American history
September 28 is the 271st day of the year (the 272nd in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from September 28 spanning 1779 to 2008. Among them: in 1779, Huntington takes the chair of Congress, succeeding Jay; and in 1781, Washington surrounds Cornwallis at Yorktown; the armies sleep in the open.
1779
Huntington takes the chair of Congress, succeeding Jay
The Connecticut delegate inherits an unpaid post with no real power, at the darkest stretch of the war.
1781
Washington surrounds Cornwallis at Yorktown; the armies sleep in the open
French troops take the left, Americans the right, as work parties bridge the marsh by torchlight.
1787
Congress votes to send the new Constitution to the states for approval
The document Washington's convention finished eleven days earlier now goes to thirteen legislatures for judgment.
1924Member story · 1776 Club
Two Army biplanes touch down at Sand Point; the world has been circled for the first time by air
New Orleans and Chicago finish 26,345 miles and 175 days after losing two sister planes along the way.
1995Member story · 1776 Club
Rabin and Arafat sign a 300-page interim deal on the West Bank and Gaza
Clinton witnesses as the two leaders divide the West Bank into three zones, Areas A, B, and C.
2008Member story · 1776 Club
Falcon 1 reaches orbit; SpaceX's last rocket becomes its first success
A hexagonal aluminum mass simulator called RatSat becomes the first payload a privately built liquid-fueled rocket ever carried into orbit.
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