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Today in History: September 24, Dodgers play final game in Brooklyn
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2022. There are 98 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1957, the Los Angeles-bound Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the...
Today in History: September 23, Nixon’s “Checkers” speech
Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2023. There are 99 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 2:50 a.m. EDT. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his...
Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception
NEW YORK (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth, as the largest American philanthropic donor throws its weight behind the issue during the nonprofit's annual Goalkeepers conference on the sidelines of...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Paxton is acquitted, and Texans and good government are the losers Ken Paxton, who has made escaping or stalling accountability for alleged misconduct something of an art form, has been acquitted of all...
Today in History: September 18, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2023. There are 104 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the...
Today in History: September 15, 4 Black girls killed in bombing of Birmingham church
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2023. There are 107 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street...
Today in History: September 14, President William McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2023. There are 108 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an...
Today in History: September 11, the United States comes under attack
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2023. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners,...
Today in History: September 3, Treaty of Paris is signed ending Revolutionary War
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2023. There are 119 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 3, 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended...
Today in History: August 27, catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa
Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2023. There are 126 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions. The resulting tidal...
