Today is Monday, September twenty third, the 267th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 99 days left within the 12 months.
Today in history:
On September 23, 2018, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, crowning his comeback after 4 back surgeries. It was the eightieth victory of his PGA Tour profession and his first in greater than five years.
Also on this date:
In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured together with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plan at hand over West Point to the British.
In 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and JW Milam, of the murder of black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)
In 1957, nine black students were forced to depart Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas because a white mob was outside.
In 1952, Republican Senator Richard M. Nixon of California saved his vice presidential nomination by making a television appearance in Los Angeles during which he denied allegations of improper campaign fundraising. His speech became often known as the “Checkers” speech since it included a reference to his family's cocker spaniel.
In 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed a law making California the primary state to supply paid family leave to its staff.
In 2022, Roger Federer played his last skilled match after a glittering profession that included 20 Grand Slam titles.
Today's birthdays:
- Singer Julio Iglesias is 81.
- Actress/singer Mary Kay Place is 77.
- Rock star Bruce Springsteen is 75.
- Director and playwright George C. Wolfe is 70.
- Actress Rosalind Chao is 67.
- Actor Jason Alexander is 65.
- Actor Chi McBride is 63.
- Singer Ani (née AH) DiFranco is 54.
- Producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri is 52.
- The filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is 51.
- Actor Anthony Mackie is 46.
- Actor Skylar Astin is 37.
- The tennis player Juan Martín del Potro is 36.
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