Today In History, September 25 – A Look Into The Past
– By James McFadden –
- 1789: The U.S. Congress passed the Bill of Rights. These first ten amendments to the United States Constitution ensured fundamental rights and protections for American citizens.
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The U.S. Congress passed the Bill of Rights. These first ten amendments to the United States Constitution ensured fundamental rights and protections for American citizens. - 1956: The first transatlantic telephone cable, known as the TAT-1, was put into service, allowing for direct telephone communication between North America and Europe. This cable marked a significant advancement in global communication.
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The first transatlantic telephone cable, known as the TAT-1, was put into service, allowing for direct telephone communication between North America and Europe. - 1957: Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was integrated when nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, were escorted into the school by the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division. This event marked a significant moment in the American civil rights movement.
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Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was integrated when nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, were escorted into the school by the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division. - 1978: PSA Flight 182, a commercial airplane, collided with a small private aircraft over San Diego, California. The crash resulted in the deaths of 144 people, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in U.S. history.
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PSA Flight 182, a commercial airplane, collided with a small private aircraft over San Diego, California. - 1992: NASA’s Mars Observer spacecraft, which was launched on September 25th and intended to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars, would eventually disappear mysteriously just three days before its scheduled orbital insertion around the planet. The cause of the spacecraft’s loss remains unknown.
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NASA’s Mars Observer spacecraft, which was launched on September 25th and intended to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars
