Today in History: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 AP Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1960, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Va.. 1755 John Marshall, the fourth chief justice of the United States, was born in Germantown, Virginia. 1789 Congress passed the First Judiciary Act, which provided for an attorney general and a Supreme Court. 1869 Financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk tried to corner the gold market, sending Wall Street into a panic and leaving thousands of investors in financial ruin. 1896 Author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minn. 1957 The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field before moving to Los Angeles for the next season. 1968 60 Minutes premiered on CBS. 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. 1991 The album Nevermind by Nirvana was released. 2007 United Auto Workers walked off the job at GM plants in the first nationwide strike during auto contract negotiations since 1976. (A tentative pact ended the walkout two days later.) Todays Birthdays: Actress, screenwriter Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) turns 52 years old today. Gerry Marsden Singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers) 72 Lou Dobbs News anchor 69 Gordon Clapp Actor (NYPD Blue) 66 Joseph Kennedy II Former U.S. representative, D-Mass. 62 Kevin Sorbo Actor 56 Paul Hamm Olympic gymnast 32 Football Hall of Famer Joe Greene turns 68 years old today.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:14:12 +0000
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