TODAY in HISTORY

Today is Sunday, September 24, the 267th day of 2017. There are 98 days left in the year.

1780 Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John Andre exposes Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point.

1789 The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.

1830 Belgian Revolution: A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.

1841 The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

1846 Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

1852 The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.

1877 Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.

1906 US President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.

1911 His Majesty’s Airship No. 1, Britain’s first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

1932 Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the “Depressed Classes” (Untouchables).

1935 Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.

1946 Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in 1948 Hong Kong. The Honda Motor Company is founded.

1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

1968 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.

1973 Compu Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

1979 Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.

1996 Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.

2007 The Mars Orbiter Mission, a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by ISRO, successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.

2014 At least 1,100 were killed and 934 were inujured after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.