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Today in History: September 29, Willie Mays makes “The Catch”

Today in History: September 29, Willie Mays makes “The Catch” By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2026. There are 93 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch ...

Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin By The Associated Press 399 words Today is Monday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2026. There are 94 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered ...

Today in History: 1957, Military escorts Little Rock Nine into Central High

Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2026. There are 97 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, because of unruly white crowds were escorted to class by members ...

Today in History: 2017, Protesting NFL players take a knee

Today is Thursday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2026. There are 98 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 24, 2017, more than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem after President Donald Trump criticized the players' protests in a speech and a series of ...

Today in History: September 23, Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech

Today in History: September 23, Nixon’s 'Checkers' speech By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2026. There are 99 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 23, 1952, Republican Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California salvaged his vice presidential ...