On This Day September 24th

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September 24th is the 267th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 98 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

 787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.

1789 – The United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.

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

1869 – Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.

1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.

1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devil's Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

1929 – Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full-instrument flying from take-off to landing is possible.

1946 – The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.

1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded.

1975 – Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces instead of using a ridge route.

2014 – The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.


Birthdays

 1473 – Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner (d. 1528)

1564 – William Adams, English sailor and navigator (d. 1620)

1755 – John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)

1859 – Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933)

1870 – Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960)

1880 – Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (d. 1999)

1893 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)

1896 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1940)

1916 – Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)

1921 – Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)

1930 – John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2018)

1936 – Jim Henson, an American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990)

1946 – Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor

1973 – Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster



Holidays and Observance

Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving

Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving, also known as Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving Day, is a religious holiday observed by the Schwenkfelder Church, a small Protestant Christian denomination. This holiday is distinct from the widely celebrated American Thanksgiving Day.

Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving is typically observed on the first Sunday in November. It is a day for members of the Schwenkfelder Church to express gratitude to God for His blessings and to commemorate their religious history and heritage. The Schwenkfelders are named after Kaspar Schwenkfeld, a 16th-century religious reformer who played a significant role in developing their beliefs.

On this day, Schwenkfelder congregations gather for worship services, special meals, and activities celebrating their unique history and faith. Traditional foods associated with the holiday include items like scrapple and apple butter. The day is marked by prayers of thanksgiving and reflection on their religious journey.

Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving is a distinct holiday with religious significance for the Schwenkfelder Church, and it is not the same as the secular Thanksgiving holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November.


Others Include

Bluebird of Happiness Day

Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day

Innergize Day

Lash Stylists’ Day

National Punctuation Day

Our Lady of Mercedes Day

World Bollywood Day

World Day of The Deaf

World Rivers Day


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