Wednesday, September 26, 2012

On This Date...


On This Date...

1789 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.

1908 - Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1914 - The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.

1960 - In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

1973 - Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

1981 - Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

1984 - The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong

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