History of All Kinds

[RhB Michael]

That's one barren, roasted planet.

 

[Kusojiji]

Sept 21, 1961

Maiden flight of the CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter.

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My last ride in the helicopter was one of those. Flew off the USS Essex and landed in Guam.. on the way the two helicopters weaved and played war games so it was fun.

 

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Sept 22, 1888

The first issue of National Geographic magazine was published, and it became famous for its richly illustrated articles on the various geographic regions of the world.

 

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Sept 22, 1862

US President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

 

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Sept 23, 1779

I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight!​

John Paul Jones aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard defeats the British frigate HMS Serepis and becomes the United States first well-known naval hero.

 

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Sept 23, 1906

Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest and completing their Corps of Discovery expedition to the Pacific Ocean.

William Clark Meriwether Lewis

 

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Sept 24, 1960

The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, was launched by the United States.

 

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Sept 24, 1968

CBS premieres the groundbreaking television news magazine "30 Minutes" created by Don Hewitt and initially hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner. .

 

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Sept 25, 1890

Sequoia National Park is established by US President Benjamin Harrison as California's first national park and the country's second.

 

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Sept 25, 1926

Henry Ford announces an eight-hour, five-day workweek for factory workers at Ford Motor Company.

 

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Today is Friday, September 25, 2026

The History of Today

1789 - The first U.S. Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution. Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.

1890 - The Sequoia National Park was established as a U.S. National Park in Central California.

1953 - Liberace made his debut at Carnegie Hall for a sellout crowd.

1954 - Elvis Presley appeared live on "Grand Ole Opry" and performed "Blue Moon of Kentucky."

1965 - Willie Mays, at the age of 34, became the oldest man to hit 50 home runs in a single season. He had also set the record for the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier.

1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court when she was sworn in as the 102nd justice.

 

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Sept 26, 1969

The American sitcom The Brady Bunch premiered on ABX, and it became a pop culture phenomenon.

 

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Sept 26, 1988

US space shuttle STS-26 is launched.

 

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Sept 27, 1825

George Stephenson's "Locomotion No. 1" becomes the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England.

 

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Sept 27, 1908

Henry Fords s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan

 

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Sept 27, 1825

George Stephenson's "Locomotion No. 1" becomes the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England.

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Hornby makes an OO scale model. Looks cool, but I know I'd jam up the movement, so I am staying away.

 

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Sept 28, 2008

SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 1, becoming the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.

 

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Sept 28, 1901

Gillette sells first razor blades.

American businessman King Gillette establishes the American Safety Razor Company.

 

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Sept 28, 2008

SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 1, becoming the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.

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And today they are going to launch Starship Flight 14, the first of theirs to go full orbital.

 

[RhB Michael]

Hornby makes an OO scale model. Looks cool, but I know I'd jam up the movement, so I am staying away.

Boy, that looks really fiddley and fragile.