September 24 - Pilot

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This Day In History

1664

The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.

1852

The first practical airship (powered by a steam engine), created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles from Paris to Trappes.

1906

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

1948

The Honda Motor Company is founded.

1960

USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.

1979

Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

1990

Periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn.

Famous Birthdays

1564

William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)

1725

Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)

1739

Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)

1802

Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)

1883

Franklin Clarence Mars, Founder of Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)

1884

Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)

1896

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)

1917

Arthur W. Lehman, American euphonium soloist (d. 2009)

1920

Richard Bong, American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)

1930

John W. Young, American astronaut

1936

Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)

1941

Linda McCartney, American singer and photographer (d. 1998)
1945
John Rutter, British composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer
1946
"Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
1962
Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress
1965
Robert Irvine, English celebrity chef
1969
Megan Ward, American actress
1982

Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
Paul Hamm, American gymnast