Return to Flight: Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off
On September 29, 1988, Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on mission STS-26. The launch marked NASA’s historic “Return to Flight”: ...
The Singing Cowboy: The Birth of Gene Autry
On September 29, 1907, legendary entertainer and businessman Orvon Gene Autry was born near Tioga, Texas. Known worldwide as “the Singing Cowboy,” Autry became a defining figure in twentieth-century American ...
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Mobilizing the Merchant Fleet: The Launch of Sudbury
The launch of the freighter Sudbury on September 29, 1917, marked an early milestone in America’s industrial and maritime mobilization during World War I. Built as hull no. 340 for ...
Breaking Barriers on the Track: The First Women’s National Championships
On September 29, 1923, the first U.S. national outdoor track-and-field championships for women were held at Weequahic Park in Newark, New Jersey. Organized under the Amateur Athletic Union, the meet ...
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Glacial Retreat in the Cascades: Bend Glacier Survey
On September 29, 1961, researchers photographed Bend Glacier, an alpine glacier on the northern side of Oregon’s Broken Top volcano in the Cascade Range. Taken near the end of the ...
You Shake My Nerves and You Rattle My Brain: The Birth of Jerry Lee Lewis
On September 29, 1935, rock-and-roll and rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Ferriday, Louisiana. Nicknamed “The Killer,” Lewis developed a ferocious, aggressive piano style as a youth, blending ...
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The Toll of Chaffin’s Farm: First Lieutenant Charles Augustus Kimberly
The human cost of the American Civil War came sharply into focus on September 29, 1864, when First Lieutenant Charles Augustus Kimberly of Company E, 112th New York Infantry, was ...
The Celestial Triumph: Benjamin West’s St. Michael Binding Satan
September 29 is Michaelmas, the Western Christian Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. Long significant in Britain as one of the traditional quarter days—when rents and contracts were often ...
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A Fatal Feud in the Ranks: The Galt House Shooting
Image credit: Archival illustration of the Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky; public domain. On September 29, 1862, Union Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis shot and mortally wounded his commanding officer, Major ...
Domestic Orders on the Eve of War: Washington’s Whiskey Rebellion Dispatches
On September 29, 1794, the day before leaving Philadelphia for Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to inspect federalized militia troops assembling against the Whiskey Rebellion, President George Washington remained occupied with the domestic ...
The Storytellers of Bear Country: The Birth of Stan Berenstain
On September 29, 1923, illustrator and cartoonist Stan Berenstain was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alongside his wife and lifelong creative partner, Jan Berenstain, he would create the Berenstain Bears, one ...
A Century in Stone: Washington National Cathedral’s Cornerstone
Crowd in front of National Cathedral under construction, Washington, D.C. in 1928 On September 29, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt helped begin one of Washington, D.C.’s most ambitious architectural projects when ...
A 990-Year Promise: The Rittenhouse Paper Mill Lease
On September 29, 1690, German immigrant William Rittenhouse and his associates entered an agreement with Philadelphia merchant Samuel Carpenter for land near Germantown, Pennsylvania. The twenty-acre tract lay on Monoshone ...
The Over-the-Shoulder Miracle: Willie Mays Makes “The Catch”
On September 29, 1954, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays made what is widely regarded as the most celebrated defensive play in American professional sports history. In Game 1 ...
The Hofbräuhaus Soprano: The Birth of Madeline Kahn
On September 29, 1942, the acclaimed actress, comedian, and singer Madeline Kahn was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Blessed with a classically trained voice and an extraordinary gift for precise, deadpan ...
Five Minutes of Ruin: The 1927 St. Louis Tornado
On September 29, 1927, one of the most destructive tornadoes in St. Louis history tore through the city’s western and northern neighborhoods. Touching down at about 1:00 p.m., the violent ...
