September 25 - The Day in History

September 25 : General Interest 1957: Central High School integrated Under escort from the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansa... read more American Revolution 1775 : Ethan Allen is captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ethan-allen-is-captured Automotive 2004 : Formula One racetrack in Shanghai prepares for its grand openin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/formula-one-racetrack-in-shanghai-prepares-for-its-grand-opening Civil War 1864 : Confederate president visits General Hood in Georgia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-davis-visits-general-hood-in-georgia Cold War 1959 : Eisenhower and Khrushchev meet for talks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-and-khrushchev-meet-for-talks Crime 1959 : Little Augie Pisano is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/little-augie-pisano-is-murdered Disaster 1978 : Mid-air collision kills 153 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mid-air-collision-kills-153 General Interest 1789 : Bill of Rights passes Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-of-rights-passes-congress 1981 : O'Connor takes seat on Supreme Court http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oconnor-takes-seat-on-supreme-court 2005 : IRA officially disarms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ira-officially-disarms Hollywood 1944 : Michael Douglas born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-douglas-born Literary 1897 : William Faulkner is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-faulkner-is-born Music 1970 : The Partridge Family premieres on ABC television http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-partridge-family-premieres-on-abc-television Old West 1867 : Cattle pioneer Oliver Loving dies of gangrene http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cattle-pioneer-oliver-loving-dies-of-gangrene Presidential 1894 : Grover Cleveland pardons bigamists, adulterers, polygamists and unlawful cohabitants http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grover-cleveland-pardons-bigamists-adulterers-polygamists-and-unlawful-cohabitants Sports 1965 : Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fifty-nine-year-old-satchel-paige-pitches-three-innings Vietnam War 1969 : Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congressional-opponents-of-nixon-vietnam-policy-renew-opposition World War I 1915 : The Battle of Loos begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-loos-begins World War II 1942 : Gestapo headquarters targeted in Norway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gestapo-headquarters-targeted-in-norway

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