History for September 24

History for September 24 - On-This-Day.com
John Marshall 1755, F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896, Jim Henson 1936 - Puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, actor,Creator of The Muppets


"Mean" Joe Green 1946 - Football player, Phil Hartman 1948 - Comedian, actor, Kevin Sorbo 1958 - Actor

1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.


1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.


1955 - U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO.


1957 - U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration.


1960 - The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA.


1961 - "The Bullwinkle Show" premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as "Rocky and His Friends."


1968 - "The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV.


1977 - "The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.