The Return of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
On September 23, 1806, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark arrived back in St. Louis, Missouri, bringing the Corps of Discovery’s more than two-year journey to a close. The expedition ...
The Crickets’ “That’ll Be the Day” Tops Billboard’s Chart
On September 23, 1957, “That’ll Be the Day,” the breakthrough single by the Crickets featuring Buddy Holly, reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart. The hit version ...
Buy Any 2 Items, Get 1 Item FREE! Plus, Free Shipping on all orders $60+ https://heartfelthistory.com/shop/
The Organization of the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club
On September 23, 1845, the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club adopted a constitution, bylaws, and 20 written rules for its version of “base ball,” helping give the informal New ...
The Television Premiere of The Jetsons
On September 23, 1962, the animated science-fiction sitcom The Jetsons made its prime-time debut on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, the series made television history as ABC’s first program broadcast entirely ...
Buy Any 2 Items, Get 1 Item FREE! Plus, Free Shipping on all orders $60+ https://heartfelthistory.com/shop/
The Birth of Jazz Master John Coltrane
On September 23, 1926, legendary jazz saxophonist, composer, and innovator John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. Raised in the segregated South, Coltrane became one of the most influential ...
John Paul Jones and the Bonhomme Richard
On September 23, 1779, Captain John Paul Jones led the Continental Navy warship Bonhomme Richard to a legendary victory over the British frigate HMS Serapis off Flamborough Head, England. Named ...
Buy Any 2 Items, Get 1 Item FREE! Plus, Free Shipping on all orders $60+ https://heartfelthistory.com/shop/
The Layered Heavyweight History of Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium
On September 23, 1926, an announced crowd of 120,557 spectators—braving a rainstorm—filled Philadelphia’s newly built Sesquicentennial Stadium to see Gene Tunney defeat Jack Dempsey by unanimous decision and capture the ...
The 1863 Soldiers’ Benefit Festival
On September 23, 1863, a local community circulated flyers inviting the public to a festive benefit for sick and wounded Civil War soldiers. Admission cost just ten cents, and the ...
Buy Any 2 Items, Get 1 Item FREE! Plus, Free Shipping on all orders $60+ https://heartfelthistory.com/shop/
Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” Speech
On September 23, 1952, California Senator and Republican vice-presidential nominee Richard M. Nixon delivered a nationally broadcast, half-hour address from Los Angeles that became known as the “Checkers speech.” Nixon ...
The Birth of Soul Music Pioneer Ray Charles
On September 23, 1930, legendary singer, songwriter, and pianist Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia. He began losing his sight as a child, likely because of glaucoma, and was ...
The Birth of Hollywood Icon Mickey Rooney
On September 23, 1920, legendary American actor, vaudevillian, and entertainer Mickey Rooney was born Ninian Joseph Yule Jr. in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared onstage as a toddler in ...
The Battle of Wood Lake
On September 23, 1862, during the wider American Civil War, the U.S.–Dakota War reached its final major battle near Lone Tree Lake in present-day Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Although commonly ...
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President
Born on September 23, 1838, in Homer, Ohio, Victoria Woodhull became one of the most audacious political reformers of the nineteenth century. A suffragist, newspaper editor, lecturer, and advocate for ...
