On this day: September 24th

On this day: September 24th

There are many events on this day in history. Read and discover what happened on this day: September 24th

1493: Christopher Columbus departs on his second expedition to the New World.
1789: The United States Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General are established.
1789: The United States Post Office Department is established.
1869: Black Friday in the United States. A group of speculators headed by James Fisk and Jay Gould started hoarding gold, which led to high gold prices. The US Treasury, under the orders of President Ulysses S. Grant, sold a large amount of gold, leading to a plummet in gold prices within the span of minutes.
1948: – The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1957: – President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the National Guard to enforce racial integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.

1957: Camp Nou, a stadium that seats over 99,000, opens its doors for football fans. Situated in Barcelona, Spain, it is the largest stadium in Europe and the 11th largest in the world.
1973: – Guinea-Bissau gains independence. Guinea-Bissau declared its independence from Portugal. The declaration was recognized almost a year later on September 10, 1974.
1980: War erupted between Iran and Iraq as Iraqi troops crossed the border and encircled Abadan, then set fire to the world’s largest oil refinery.

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