Today in History – Sept. 24 – 1493 – Christopher Columbus Embarks On Second Expedition

1180 Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline.

1493 Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships

1789 US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-person Supreme Court

1869 Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold

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

1950 Operation Magic Carpet concludes after having transported 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel

1994 National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar

Today in Film & TV
1968 “60 Minutes” premieres on CBS-TV

Today in Music
1957 “Jailhouse Rock” single released by Elvis Presley (Billboard Song of the Year 1957)

Today in Sport
1934 2,500 fans see Babe Ruth’s farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium

Do you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
The President of the Latter-day Saints Wilford Woodruff issues a manifesto advising members that the teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned on this day in 1890

Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
1st autopsy and coroner’s jury verdict is recorded in Maryland on this day in 1657