Remembering the Home Front on National Daughter’s Day
On National Daughter’s Day, a poignant Civil War portrait reminds us of the family sacrifices that history often overlooks. An extraordinary image from the Liljenquist Family Collection captures an unidentified ...
The Establishment of Sequoia National Park
On September 25, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation establishing Sequoia National Park in California’s southern Sierra Nevada. The act created the nation’s second national park, after Yellowstone, and the ...
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The Prime-Time Premiere of The Partridge Family
On September 25, 1970, The Partridge Family premiered on ABC. Created by Bernard Slade and loosely inspired by the real-life family band the Cowsills, the musical sitcom followed a widowed ...
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
On September 25, 1066, King Harold Godwinson of England won a decisive victory at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Harold’s army surprised a Norwegian-led invasion force commanded by ...
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Bread for the Front: The 313th Bakery Company
On September 25, 1918, the U.S. Army’s 313th Bakery Company was operating at Rimaucourt, France, where it helped supply the American Expeditionary Forces during the final months of World War ...
The Proposal of the Bill of Rights
On September 25, 1789, the First Congress approved and proposed twelve amendments to the newly ratified U.S. Constitution, sending them to the states for ratification. The action responded in large ...
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Ethan Allen’s Capture at Montreal
On September 25, 1775, during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War, Ethan Allen was captured by British forces after leading a premature and unsuccessful attack near Montreal. Only ...
Charlie Chaplin Signs With Keystone
On September 25, 1913, English comedian Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin formally entered into a contract with Mack Sennett’s Keystone Film Company—an agreement that set the course for one of the ...
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Christopher Reeve: From Superman to Advocate
On September 25, 1952, actor, director, author, and disability-rights advocate Christopher D’Olier Reeve was born in New York City. The son of writer and scholar Franklin D’Olier Reeve and journalist ...
The Federal Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
On September 25, 1957, the crisis over civil rights and public education reached a historic turning point when soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division escorted nine Black students ...
The Birth of Polymath Writer Shel Silverstein
On September 25, 1930, legendary author, poet, illustrator, cartoonist, and songwriter Sheldon Allan “Shel” Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois. Renowned for his sharp wit, offbeat humor, and extraordinary artistic ...
The Birth of Southern Literary Master William Faulkner
On September 25, 1897, William Cuthbert Falkner—who later adopted the spelling William Faulkner—was born in New Albany, Mississippi. The future novelist, short-story writer, and Nobel laureate became one of the ...
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Sights the Pacific Ocean
On September 25, 1513—though some accounts place the event on September 27—Spanish explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa climbed a peak in Darién on the Isthmus of Panama and ...
