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228 229 <!-- missed-history-article-prerender:end --> 230 </head> 231 <body> 232 <div class="noise-overlay"></div> 233 <section id="prerendered-article" class="mh-prerendered-article"> 234 <article class="mh-article-shell" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> 235 <meta itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" content="https://www.missedhistory.com/article/10-stories-from-this-day-september-24" /> 236 <meta itemprop="image" content="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Bill%20of%20Rights%20Pg1of1%20AC.jpg?width=1600" /> 237 <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2026-09-24" /> 238 <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2026-09-24" /> 239 <header class="mh-preview-header"> 240 <p class="mh-preview-kicker">On This Day</p> 241 <h1 itemprop="headline">10 September 24 Stories History Class Usually Skips</h1> 242 <p class="mh-preview-subtitle">Congress built the federal courts. Black Friday hit Wall Street. Devils Tower became a monument. Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock. India reached Mars.</p> 243 <p class="mh-preview-meta">Missed History Editorial Team ⢠2026-09-24 ⢠3 min read</p> 244 <p class="mh-preview-description" itemprop="description">Congress built the federal courts. Black Friday hit Wall Street. Devils Tower became a monument. Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock. India reached Mars.</p> 245 </header> 246 <figure class="mh-preview-hero"> 247 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Bill%20of%20Rights%20Pg1of1%20AC.jpg?width=1600" alt="The first page of the proposed Bill of Rights, passed by Congress in the same week the federal judiciary was created." loading="eager" decoding="async" /> 248 <figcaption>The first page of the proposed Bill of Rights, passed by Congress in the same week the federal judiciary was created. - Wikimedia Commons</figcaption> 249 </figure> 250 <nav class="mh-toc" aria-label="In this article"> 251 <p class="mh-toc-label">In this article</p> 252 <ol class="mh-toc-list"> 253 <li><a href="#mh-toc-1-1-the-second-council-of-nicaea-opened-in-787">1. The Second Council of Nicaea opened in 787</a></li> 254 <li><a href="#mh-toc-2-2-the-judiciary-act-created-the-federal-court-syst">2. The Judiciary Act created the federal court system in 1789</a></li> 255 <li><a href="#mh-toc-3-3-black-friday-shook-the-gold-market-in-1869">3. Black Friday shook the gold market in 1869</a></li> 256 <li><a href="#mh-toc-4-4-devils-tower-became-the-first-u-s-national-monum">4. Devils Tower became the first U.S. national monument in 1906</a></li> 257 <li><a href="#mh-toc-5-5-honda-motor-company-was-founded-in-1948">5. Honda Motor Company was founded in 1948</a></li> 258 <li><a href="#mh-toc-6-6-eisenhower-federalized-troops-for-little-rock-in">6. Eisenhower federalized troops for Little Rock in 1957</a></li> 259 <li><a href="#mh-toc-7-7-uss-enterprise-was-launched-in-1960">7. USS Enterprise was launched in 1960</a></li> 260 <li><a href="#mh-toc-8-8-guinea-bissau-declared-independence-in-1973">8. Guinea-Bissau declared independence in 1973</a></li> 261 <li><a href="#mh-toc-9-9-the-comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-opened">9. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opened for signature in 1996</a></li> 262 <li><a href="#mh-toc-10-10-india-reached-mars-orbit-in-2014">10. India reached Mars orbit in 2014</a></li> 263 <li><a href="#mh-toc-11-why-september-24-is-such-a-strange-date">Why September 24 is such a strange date</a></li> 264 </ol> 265 </nav> 266 <section class="mh-preview-body" itemprop="articleBody"> 267 <p>September 24 looks ordinary until you start following the paper trail.</p> 268 <p>It gives you a church council over images, the law that built the federal courts, a Wall Street gold panic, the first U.S. national monument, a company that began with engines and motorcycles, troops at Little Rock, a nuclear-powered carrier, a declaration of independence, a nuclear-test treaty, and a spacecraft reaching Mars.</p> 269 <p>Here are 10 September 24 stories worth knowing. Some are famous. Some are usually reduced to one sentence. All of them left marks that lasted longer than the day itself.</p> 270 <h2 id="mh-toc-1-1-the-second-council-of-nicaea-opened-in-787">1. The Second Council of Nicaea opened in 787</h2> 271 <p>On September 24, 787, the Second Council of Nicaea opened.</p> 272 <p>The council dealt with a fierce dispute over religious images and icon veneration.</p> 273 <p>Its decisions helped shape how Eastern and Western Christianity treated sacred art.</p> 274 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 275 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Menologion%20of%20Basil%20024%20%E2%80%94%20Second%20Council%20of%20Nicaea.jpg?width=1600" alt="An image connected to the Second Council of Nicaea and the debate over icons." loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
276 <figcaption>An image connected to the Second Council of Nicaea and the debate over icons.</figcaption> 277 </figure> 278 <p>What people usually miss: the fight over icons was also a fight over power, worship, and how ordinary believers met the sacred.</p> 279 <h2 id="mh-toc-2-2-the-judiciary-act-created-the-federal-court-syst">2. The Judiciary Act created the federal court system in 1789</h2> 280 <p>On September 24, 1789, President <a href="/topics/american-history/" class="mh-entity-link">George Washington</a> signed the Judiciary Act.</p> 281 <p>The law created the basic structure of the federal court system under the new Constitution.</p> 282 <p>It also helped define how federal law would work across states that had only recently been colonies.</p> 283 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 284 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Judiciary%20Act%20of%201789.jpg?width=1600" alt="The Judiciary Act of 1789, the law that organized the early federal courts." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 285 <figcaption>The Judiciary Act of 1789, the law that organized the early federal courts.</figcaption> 286 </figure> 287 <p>What people usually miss: the Supreme Court did not arrive as a fully built institution; Congress had to create the machinery around it.</p> 288 <aside class="mh-preview-newsletter" aria-label="Newsletter signup"> 289 <div> 290 <p class="mh-preview-newsletter-eyebrow">Free daily story</p> 291 <p class="mh-preview-newsletter-title">Get one forgotten story every morning</p> 292 <p>The strange trials, disasters, inventions, betrayals, and turning points most history classes skip.</p> 293 </div> 294 <form action="/api/newsletter" method="post" class="mh-preview-newsletter-form"> 295 <label for="newsletter-article-10-stories-from-this-day-september-24-mid">Email address</label> 296 <input id="newsletter-article-10-stories-from-this-day-september-24-mid" type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email address" required /> 297 <input type="hidden" name="source" value="article:10-stories-from-this-day-september-24:mid" /> 298 <button type="submit">Join free</button> 299 </form> 300 </aside> 301 <aside class="mh-preview-ad" aria-label="Advertisement"> 302 <p class="mh-preview-ad-label">Advertisement</p> 303 <div id="prerender-leaderboard_atf" data-pw-desk="leaderboard_atf" data-pw-mobi="leaderboard_mobile_atf" class="mh-preview-ad-slot" style="min-height: 280px"></div> 304 </aside> 305 <h2 id="mh-toc-3-3-black-friday-shook-the-gold-market-in-1869">3. Black Friday shook the gold market in 1869</h2> 306 <p>On September 24, 1869, the U.S. gold market crashed in a panic remembered as Black Friday.</p> 307 <p>Jay Gould and James Fisk had tried to corner the gold market.</p> 308 <p>When the government sold gold, prices broke and Wall Street erupted.</p> 309 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 310 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/New%20York%20Gold%20Room%20bulletin%20board%20on%20Black%20Friday%2C%20Sept.%2024%2C%201869%20LCCN2006685436.jpg?width=1600" alt="A scene from the New York Gold Room during the Black Friday panic of 1869." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 311 <figcaption>A scene from the New York Gold Room during the Black Friday panic of 1869.</figcaption> 312 </figure> 313 <p>What people usually miss: the panic showed how quickly private speculation could become a public crisis.</p> 314 <h2 id="mh-toc-4-4-devils-tower-became-the-first-u-s-national-monum">4. Devils Tower became the first U.S. national monument in 1906</h2> 315 <p>On September 24, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower the first U.S. national monument.</p> 316 <p>The action used the new Antiquities Act to protect a striking landscape in Wyoming.</p> 317 <p>It also showed how presidents could protect public places without waiting for Congress to make a national park.</p> 318 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 319 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Devils%20Tower%20CROP.jpg?width=1600" alt="Devils Tower in Wyoming, the first U.S. national monument." loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
320 <figcaption>Devils Tower in Wyoming, the first U.S. national monument.</figcaption> 321 </figure> 322 <p>What people usually miss: the Antiquities Act made conservation faster, more flexible, and more politically controversial.</p> 323 <aside class="mh-preview-ad" aria-label="Advertisement"> 324 <p class="mh-preview-ad-label">Advertisement</p> 325 <div id="prerender-content_btf" data-pw-desk="content_btf" data-pw-mobi="content_mobile" class="mh-preview-ad-slot" style="min-height: 280px"></div> 326 </aside> 327 <h2 id="mh-toc-5-5-honda-motor-company-was-founded-in-1948">5. Honda Motor Company was founded in 1948</h2> 328 <p>On September 24, 1948, Honda Motor Company was founded in Japan.</p> 329 <p>The company grew from engines and motorcycles into one of the world leaders in cars, racing, and manufacturing.</p> 330 <p>Its early story was less about instant automotive success and more about solving practical postwar transportation problems.</p> 331 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 332 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Honda%20logo.svg?width=1600" alt="The Honda logo, representing the company founded on September 24, 1948." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 333 <figcaption>The Honda logo, representing the company founded on September 24, 1948.</figcaption> 334 </figure> 335 <p>What people usually miss: Honda began with practical engines before it became a global car brand.</p> 336 <h2 id="mh-toc-6-6-eisenhower-federalized-troops-for-little-rock-in">6. Eisenhower federalized troops for Little Rock in 1957</h2> 337 <p>On September 24, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730.</p> 338 <p>The order federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent federal authority behind the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.</p> 339 <p>The next day, the Little Rock Nine entered the school under military protection.</p> 340 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 341 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Little%20Rock%20Nine%20(4384366585).jpg?width=1600" alt="Members of the Little Rock Nine, whose school entry required federal protection in 1957." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 342 <figcaption>Members of the Little Rock Nine, whose school entry required federal protection in 1957.</figcaption> 343 </figure> 344 <p>What people usually miss: school desegregation became a direct test of whether court orders could survive state resistance.</p> 345 <h2 id="mh-toc-7-7-uss-enterprise-was-launched-in-1960">7. USS Enterprise was launched in 1960</h2> 346 <p>On September 24, 1960, USS Enterprise was launched at Newport News.</p> 347 <p>It became the world first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.</p> 348 <p>The ship changed what a carrier could do by giving it long endurance without normal fuel stops.</p> 349 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 350 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/USS%20Enterprise%20(CVN-65)%20high%20speed%20bow%20view.jpg?width=1600" alt="USS Enterprise, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier launched in 1960." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 351 <figcaption>USS Enterprise, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier launched in 1960.</figcaption> 352 </figure> 353 <p>What people usually miss: nuclear power changed carriers from floating airfields into longer-range strategic machines.</p> 354 <aside class="mh-preview-ad" aria-label="Advertisement"> 355 <p class="mh-preview-ad-label">Advertisement</p> 356 <div id="prerender-leaderboard_btf" data-pw-desk="leaderboard_btf" data-pw-mobi="leaderboard_mobile_btf" class="mh-preview-ad-slot" style="min-height: 280px"></div> 357 </aside> 358 <h2 id="mh-toc-8-8-guinea-bissau-declared-independence-in-1973">8. Guinea-Bissau declared independence in 1973</h2> 359 <p>On September 24, 1973, Guinea-Bissau declared independence from Portugal.</p> 360 <p>The declaration came during a long armed liberation struggle.</p> 361 <p>Portugal did not recognize independence until after political change at home the next year.</p> 362 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 363 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Flag%20of%20Guinea-Bissau.svg?width=1600" alt="The flag of Guinea-Bissau, which declared independence on September 24, 1973." loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
364 <figcaption>The flag of Guinea-Bissau, which declared independence on September 24, 1973.</figcaption> 365 </figure> 366 <p>What people usually miss: independence was declared before the old colonial power was ready to admit it had lost.</p> 367 <h2 id="mh-toc-9-9-the-comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-opened">9. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opened for signature in 1996</h2> 368 <p>On September 24, 1996, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opened for signature.</p> 369 <p>The treaty aimed to ban all nuclear test explosions.</p> 370 <p>It became a major symbol of post-<a href="/topics/cold-war/" class="mh-entity-link">Cold War</a> arms control, even though entry into force remained complicated.</p> 371 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 372 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/United%20Nations%20General%20Assembly%20Hall%20(3).jpg?width=1600" alt="The United Nations General Assembly hall, where nuclear-test-ban diplomacy became global lawmaking." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 373 <figcaption>The United Nations General Assembly hall, where nuclear-test-ban diplomacy became global lawmaking.</figcaption> 374 </figure> 375 <p>What people usually miss: a treaty can shape behavior and norms even before every legal condition is finished.</p> 376 <h2 id="mh-toc-10-10-india-reached-mars-orbit-in-2014">10. India reached Mars orbit in 2014</h2> 377 <p>On September 24, 2014, India Mars Orbiter Mission entered orbit around Mars.</p> 378 <p>India became the first country to reach Mars orbit on its first attempt.</p> 379 <p>The mission made India a major player in interplanetary exploration.</p> 380 <figure class="mh-preview-inline-image"> 381 <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Mars%20Orbiter%20Mission%20-%20India%20-%20ArtistsConcept.jpg?width=1600" alt="An artist rendering of India Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan." loading="lazy" decoding="async" /> 382 <figcaption>An artist rendering of India Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan.</figcaption> 383 </figure> 384 <p>What people usually miss: the mission was a technical success and a statement about who could afford to reach another planet.</p> 385 <h2 id="mh-toc-11-why-september-24-is-such-a-strange-date">Why September 24 is such a strange date</h2> 386 <p>September 24 works because it moves from doctrine and law to markets, monuments, classrooms, warships, treaties, and planets. That is
386why a date can be more useful than it looks.</p> 387 <div class="mh-preview-card"><h2>September 24 key facts</h2><ul><li><strong>Courts:</strong> The Judiciary Act was signed on September 24, 1789.</li><li><strong>Markets:</strong> The Black Friday gold panic hit Wall Street on September 24, 1869.</li><li><strong>Civil rights:</strong> Eisenhower federalized troops for Little Rock on September 24, 1957.</li><li><strong>Space:</strong> India placed the Mars Orbiter Mission into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014.</li></ul></div> 388 <aside class="mh-preview-newsletter" aria-label="Newsletter signup"> 389 <div> 390 <p class="mh-preview-newsletter-eyebrow">Free daily story</p> 391 <p class="mh-preview-newsletter-title">Tomorrow has a story most people never hear</p> 392 <p>The strange trials, disasters, inventions, betrayals, and turning points most history classes skip.</p> 393 </div> 394 <form action="/api/newsletter" method="post" class="mh-preview-newsletter-form"> 395 <label for="newsletter-article-10-stories-from-this-day-september-24-bottom">Email address</label> 396 <input id="newsletter-article-10-stories-from-this-day-september-24-bottom" type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email address" required /> 397 <input type="hidden" name="source" value="article:10-stories-from-this-day-september-24:bottom" /> 398 <button type="submit">Join free</button> 399 </form> 400 </aside> 401 </section> 402 <aside class="mh-preview-ad" aria-label="Advertisement"> 403 <p class="mh-preview-ad-label">Advertisement</p> 404 <div id="prerender-feed_btf" data-pw-desk="feed_btf" data-pw-mobi="feed_mobile" class="mh-preview-ad-slot" style="min-height: 280px"></div> 405 </aside> 406 <section class="mh-preview-sources"><h2>Sources</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Council-of-Nicaea-787" rel="noopener noreferrer">Britannica - 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